General
During transport
During assembly
During commissioning
During operation
EMERGENCY STOP,
malfunction
During servicing and repair
During disposal
2.6 Product-specifi c safety instructions
• Do not attempt to modify the product.
• Do not expose the product to any mechanical loads under any circumstances.
Never use the product as a handhold or step. Do not place any objects on the
product.
• Always secure the product against tipping over.
• Observe the transport instructions on the packaging.
• Inspect the product for obvious transport damage.
• Route the cables and lines adequately protected to prevent mechanical damage
and ensure that no one can trip over them.
• Make sure the system component you are working on is depressurized and
de-energized before assembling the product or inserting or removing plugs.
• Ensure that the system component cannot be switched back on.
• Before commissioning, make sure that all seals and plugs for the screwed
connections are correctly installed and undamaged to prevent liquids and foreign
bodies from entering the product.
• Allow the product to acclimatize for a few hours prior to commissioning in order to
prevent water condensation from forming in the housing.
• Make sure that all electrical and pneumatic connections are either in use or
covered.
• Check the safety requirements according to DIN EN 619.
• Only commission a product that has been completely installed.
• Make sure that all the safety equipment which forms part of the product is present,
has been properly installed, and is fully functional. Do not move, bypass or disable
any safety equipment.
• Do not reach into moving parts.
• Check the product for malfunctions.
• Make sure that only authorized personnel perform the following tasks within the
scope of the product's intended use:
– starting or operating the system, or interfering with its normal operation.
– Operating component or part adjusters.
• Only allow people to be in the immediate vicinity of the product when it is
operating if they are authorized by the owner to be there. This also applies when
the product is idle.
• Make sure that:
– There are no obstacles preventing access to the EMERGENCY STOP controls.
– All delivery points, workstations and passages are kept clear.
• Do not use EMERGENCY STOP controls for routine stopping.
• Regularly check the EMERGENCY STOP controls to ensure that they are functioning
properly.
• Following an EMERGENCY STOP or in the event of a fault or other irregularity,
turn the product off and secure it against being switched back on.
• Do not reach into moving parts.
• An idle system is not necessarily a safe system, as stored energy can be released
unintentionally or through improper maintenance procedures.
• After an EMERGENCY STOP or a malfunction, only switch the system back on once
you have established and rectifi ed the cause of the fault.
• Make sure that access to maintenance and inspection points is kept unobstructed.
• Perform the prescribed maintenance work at the intervals specifi ed in section 10.3
"Maintenance".
• Make sure that no line connectors, connections or components are disconnected
as long as the system is supplied with pressure and voltage. Secure the system
against being switched back on.
• Dispose of the product in accordance with the regulations in your country.
Safety instructions
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