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Safety
Ø The following works are only allowed to be done by technical specialist personnel, who have been trained
and instructed for the works assigned:
• Transport only by forwarding agents
• Erection, commissioning, maintenance and inspection works, as well as troubleshooting by specialist
personnel (e.g. locksmith, mechanics)
• Works on the electrical system are only allowed to be done by electricians
Ø Personnel to be trained and laypersons may only carry out work on the machine when under the su-
pervision of authorised specialist personnel and must be instructed about possible hazards in a safety
instruction.
Specialist personnel:
Persons that can evaluate work assigned to them and evaluate possible risks as a result of their training,
knowledge and experience as well as the applicable regulations.
Qualified electrician:
Specialist personnel that has obtained an electrotechnical specialist education and is familiar with work for
setting up, operation and maintenance of electrical systems and operating material.
Unauthorised persons:
Unauthorised persons are persons who cannot appropriately prove that they are qualified, trained, or inst-
ructed for the works on the vacuum pump. In addition, those persons shall be seen as unauthorised who,
due to their physical, cognitive, and health abilities, are not able to recognise hazards caused by the vacuum
pump.
2.7 Personal protective equipment
The user must make sure that the required protective clothing and protective equipment is available on the
plant and used by the personnel. The national legal provisions and the national regulations for industrial saf-
ety must be observed.
Recommended protective equipment:
Wear eye protection
Wear protective gloves
Wear safety shoes
Wear ear protection
2.8 Safety-conscious working
The following safety regulations apply in addition to the safety instructions and intended use listed in these
instructions:
• Accident prevention regulations, safety and operating regulations
• Standards and laws in force
Ø Hot parts of the machine must not be accessible during operation or must be fitted with a guard
Ø No persons may be endangered by the free suction or discharge of the pumped media
Ø Risks arising from electrical energy must be eliminated
Ø The machine must not come into contact with flammable materials.
Risk of fire due to hot surfaces, output of hot pumped media or cooling air
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