User's Manual

2 Installation
2. Safety Information
We provide important safety information and
warnings to assist you in understanding and
avoiding potential harm to yourself, and possible
damage to equipment, during the installation of
3M™ Opticom™ GPS Priority Control System
equipment. Although we have included many
potential hazards you may encounter during the
installation of this equipment, we cannot predict all
of the possible hazards and this list should not be a
substitute for your judgment and experience.
Please read and observe all safety information
and instructions in this manual before installing
the system equipment. Also, save this installation
manual and keep it near the equipment.
If you are unsure about any part of this installation or
of the potential hazards discussed, please contact
your supervisor immediately.
2.1 Intended Use
The system is intended to assist authorized priority
vehicles through signalized intersections by providing
temporary right-of-way through vehicle operator
interface to the system and through the use of common
traffic controller functions.
2.2 Technical Support
If you have questions about the system, its use, or
operation, please contact your dealer or call the
3M Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical
Service department at 1-800-258-4610.
2.3 Safety Messages and Safety Labels
We include safety messages and safety labels in this
manual to help you protect your safety and the safety
of others. This section contains important
information to help you recognize and understand
these safety messages.
Please read all messages before proceeding with
the installation.
2.3.1 Safety Message Format
Safety messages are designed to alert you to potential
hazards that can cause personal injury to you or
others. They can also indicate the possibility of
property damage.
Each safety message box contains a safety alert
symbol (
); one of three signal words: DANGER,
WARNING, or CAUTION; and a safety message.
The signal words and symbols, and their meanings,
are shown below:
DANGER
The safety message is in this box.
DANGER means you and/or someone else WILL
be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if you do not
follow these instructions.
WARNING
The safety message is in this box.
WARNING means you and/or someone else MAY
be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if you do not
follow these instructions.
CAUTION
The safety message is in this box.
CAUTION means you and/or someone else MAY
be HURT or property damage may result if you
do not follow these instructions.
In addition to the symbols and words explained
above, each safety message identifies the hazard,
describes what you can and should do to avoid the
risk of exposure to the hazard, and tells the probable
consequences of not avoiding the hazard.