Baumer Safety | 2
OM20/ OM30 RS485 with Modbus RTU | V1 Operating Manual 7
2 Safety
2.1 Personnel requirements
Certain work with the product may only be carried out by specialized personnel.
Specialized personnel are staff members who can evaluate the tasks assigned to them and rec-
ognize potential danger, based on their training and work as well as a reliable understanding of
technical safety issues.
Qualified personnel are divided into the following categories:
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Instructed personnel:
A person who has been informed and, if required, trained, by a specialist about the assigned
tasks and potential dangers of improper behavior.
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Specialist:
A person who, based on his/her training, experience, and instruction, as well as his/her
knowledge of applicable standards, rules, and accident prevention regulations, has been au-
thorized to carry out the respectively required tasks, while recognizing and avoiding poten-
tial dangers.
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Electrical specialist:
A person with the appropriate specialist training, knowledge, and experience allowing him/
her to recognize and avoid dangers originating from electricity.
2.2 General information
Instructions for appropriate use
Instructions for appropriate use This product is a precision device designed for the detection of
objects, the acquisition of physical measuring units and for the evaluation of measured values
for output in the form of electrical signals for the higher-level system.
Unless not especially labelled, the product must not be used in potentially explosive atmos-
pheres.
Set-up
Installation, mounting and adjustment of this product may only be executed by skilled and au-
thorised personnel.
Installation
Only use the provided mounting devices and accessories for product installation. Unused out-
puts must not be assigned. Unused strands must be isolated. Do not exceed the maximum per-
missible bending radius of the cable. Prior to electrical connection of the product, the system
must be down and not live. Where mandatory, use shielded cables for protection against elec-
tromagnetic interference. Where plug-in connections are added to shielded cables by the cus-
tomer, these plug-in connections must be EMC compliant and the cable shield must be attached
to the connector housing over a large surface area.
Disposal (environmental protection)
Do not dispose of electrical and electronic equipment in household waste. The
product contains valuable raw materials for recycling, which is why the old prod-
uct must be returned to an authorised collecting point for correct disposal/recy-
cling. For further information see www.baumer.com.
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