2Safety
Unsafepracticesandotherimportantinformationareemphasizedinthismanual.
Warningsareemphasizedbymeansofspecialsigns.
Allwarningsinthemanualaresummarizedonthispage.
Payspecialattentiontotheinstructionsbelowsothatseverepersonalinjuryordamagetothevalveareavoided.
2.3Safetyprecautions
Installation Installation
Installation
Always Always
Always
readthetechnicaldatathoroughly(Seechapter6Technicaldata)
Always Always
Always
releasecompressedairafteruse.
Never Never
Never
touchthevalvetopifcompressedairissuppliedtothevalve.
Thevalveandthepipelinesmust must
must
neverbepressurisedwhendismantlingthevalve.
Operation Operation
Operation
Always Always
Always
readthetechnicaldatathoroughly(Seechapter6Technicaldata).
Always Always
Always
releasecompressedairafteruse.
Never Never
Never
touchthevalveorthepipelineswhenprocessinghotliquidsorwhensterilizing.
Never Never
Never
touchthevalvetopifcompressedairissuppliedtothevalve.
Always Always
Always
handlelyeandacidwithgreatcare.
Maintenance Maintenance
Maintenance
Always Always
Always
observethetechnicaldatathoroughly(Seechapter6Technicaldata).
Always Always
Always
releasecompressedairafteruse.
Never Never
Never
servicethevalvewhenitishot.
Never Never
Never
servicethevalvewithvalveandpipelinesunderpressure.
T T
T
ransportation ransportation
ransportation
Always Always
Always
securethatcompressedairisreleased.
Always Always
Always
securethatallconnectionsisdisconnectedbeforeattempttoremovethevalvefromtheinstallation.
Always Always
Always
drainliquidoutofvalvesbeforetransportation.
Always Always
Always
usedpredesignedliftingpointsifdefined.
Always Always
Always
securesufficientfixingofthevalveduringtransportation-ifspecialdesignedpackagingmaterialisavailableit
mustbeused.
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