ACS 500
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Important information
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Employer's obligation
The employer is obliged to ensure that all
measures geared towards the prevention of
accidents, industrial diseases, labor-related
health risks are taken and measures towards
making the workplace fit for people to work
in are carried out.
In terms of pressurized equipment, the con-
tractor must ensure that the system is tested
at regular intervals to guarantee that it is in
proper condition. The applicable national
regulations, laws or directives must be ad-
hered to.
For electrical engineering, the accident pre-
vention regulations from the employers' liabi-
lity insurance association „Electrical systems
and equipment under BGV A3" (formerly
VBG 4) are binding in Germany. In all other
countries, the applicable national regulati-
ons, laws or directives must be adhered to.
Basic rules:
The employer is bound to ensure that all
electrical equipment and operating material
is set up, modified and maintained by skilled
electricians only or under the guidance and
supervision of a skilled electrician in ac-
cordance with electrical engineering princip-
les. Furthermore, the employer must ensure
that all electrical equipment and operating
material is operated in keeping with electrical
engineering principles.
If a piece of electrical equipment or operating
material is found to be defective, i. e. it does
not or no longer complies with electrical engi-
neering principles, the employer must ensure
that the fault is rectified immediately and, in
the event that imminent danger exists, also
ensure that the electrical equipment or the
electrical operating material is notiused.
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Tests (Germany as example):
The user must ensure that the electrical
equipment and utilities are tested by an elec-
trician to ensure that they are in a suitable
working condition:
Before first use.
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It is not necessary to have the product
inspected before the first use if the com-
pany is ensured by the manufacturer that
the electrical appliances and unities have
been made in accordance with accident
prevention regulations.
Before reusing the product following an
alteration or repair.
At certain time intervals. The intervals are
set so that any faults which may arise can
be identified in good time.
Re-use after being handed over to another
person.
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The test is to take the electrical engineering
principles relating hereto into account.
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Upon request of the trade association a test
manual is to be maintained into which speci-
fic entries are made.
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