2INTRODUCTIONABOUT SAFETYYour safety and the safety of others are very important. And using thiswater pump safely is an important responsibility.To help you to use the water pump safely, we have provided operatingprocedures and other information on labels and in this manual. Thisinformation alerts you to potential hazards that could hurt you or others.Of course, it is not practical or possible to warn you about all thehazards associated with operating or maintaining a water pump. Youmust use your own good judgment.You will find important safety information in a variety of forms, including:• Safety Labels- on the pump.• Safety Messages- preceded by a safety alert symbol and one ofthree signal words, DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION.These signal words mean:WARNING SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONSThis is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potentialpersonal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow thissymbol to avoid possible injury or death.Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, willresult in death or serious injury.Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, couldresult in death or serious injury.Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, couldresult in minor or moderate injury.Addresses practices not related to personal injury.