EN
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and other personnel working
or present in the area must be
informed of the type of work
being carried out. Avoid working
in conned/enclosed areas.
The area around the workplace
must be cordoned o. Check
that there are no ammable
materials in the work area.
Checking for refrigerant
Before and during the work the
work area must checked with a
suitable refrigerant detector so
that a ammable atmosphere
is detected immediately. Check
that the refrigerant detector
used is suitable for ammable
refrigerant – non-sparking,
adequately sealed and
intrinsically safe.
Fire extinguisher
Suitable re extinguishing
equipment (powder or CO2
extinguisher) must be available
if hot work is carried out on the
cooling system or parts of it.
No sources of heat
Under no circumstances must
connection, service,
maintenance and repairs to
the product should be carried
out by qualied personnel.
• Dismantling and waste
management must be
carried out by qualied
personnel.
SERVICE
Preliminary re safety checks
Safety checks should be
carried out before working on
systems containing ammable
refrigerant to minimise the risk
of ignition.
The following safety measures
should be applied before and
during the time a cooling system
is repaired.
Working method
The work must be carried out in
accordance with the established
procedures designed to
minimise the risk of ammable
gas or vapour in the area when
the work is carried out.
Work area
All maintenance personnel