ABB AC 800M

Personnel and Process Safety Safety Summary
22 3BSE 027 941 R301
Personnel and Process Safety
A control system is a tool used to control various processes. Responsibility for
attaining and maintaining a satisfactory level of safety rests with the personnel who
engineer, operate and maintain the equipment. It is important to have an intimate
knowledge of all control functions, the inherent safety risks that may be involved in
the process, and to possess the imaginative ability to anticipate situations in which
accidents may occur.
The following Safety Instructions must be observed:
• Take care when:
– fitting or removing units
– connecting or disconnecting cables
– resetting or switching units to manual operation
• The AC 800M Controller system must be shut down before carrying out the
above.
• Never connect the equipment to the mains power supply during installation
work.
• Take extreme care when connecting the system to the mains power supply.
Injury or death can be the result of incorrect procedures.
• Ensure that all personnel operating or maintaining the installation know the
exact location of and how to operate the equipment isolating safety switch and
the mains power supply isolating switch.
• When the process sub-sections have been checked and a test run has been
performed, a person responsible must check the interlocking chains etc. All
concerned personnel must be fully informed regarding test runs to be
performed.
• Process technicians are to be present when testing and operating process
objects.
TAKE CARE AT ALL TIMES – This will prevent accidents from occurring and
help protect valuable equipment.