Correct Use; General Safety Information And Protective Measures - SICK L 4000 Manual De Instrucciones

Operating Instructions
L 4000 system
Note
WARNING
8010009/TI69/2009-11-26
On safety
The L 4000 system comprises the safety evaluation device UE 401
to which up to 4 (in cascade 8) L 4000/L 400 sender/receiver com-
binations can be connected.
2.3

Correct use

The L 4000 system is only allowed to be used in the context of chap-
ter 2.2 "Applications of the device". It must be used only by qualified
personnel and only on the machine where it has been installed and
initialised by qualified personnel.
All warranty claims against SICK AG are forfeited in the case of any
other use, or alterations being made to the system – even as part of
their mounting or installation.
2.4 General safety information and protective
measures
Safety notes
Please observe the following procedures in order to ensure the cor-
rect and safe use of the L 4000 system.
The national/international rules and regulations apply to the instal-
lation, commissioning, use and periodic technical inspections of the
L 4000 system, in particular
Machine Directive 98/37/EEC
–
Equipment Usage Directive 89/655/EEC
–
the work safety regulations/safety rules
–
other relevant health and safety regulations
–
Manufacturers and users of the machine with which the L 4000
system is used are responsible for obtaining and observing all ap-
plicable safety regulations and rules.
It is imperative that the test notes from page 311 of these operat-
ing instructions ("Tests before the first commissioning", "Daily func-
tional checks of the protective device", "Regular inspection of the
protective device by qualified personnel") are observed.
The tests must be carried out by specialist personnel or specially
qualified and authorised personnel and must be recorded and
documented to ensure that the tests can be reconstructed and re-
traced at any time.
The operating instructions must be made available to the user of
the machine where the L 4000 system is used. The machine op-
erator is to be instructed in the use of the device by specialist per-
sonnel and must be instructed to read the operating instructions.
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