Safety
Obligations of the operating company
18 10.06.2014
General requirements
• The operating company is obliged to connect the gas supply in a
way that poses no danger to employees or third parties.
• The operating company is obliged to create an instruction manual
with all safety-related information for the following phases in the
service life of the machine:
– Starting up.
– Operation and conduct in the event of unusual occurrences.
– Servicing during operation.
– Shutdown.
– Rectification of faults.
• All parts of the gas supply and its equipment, which come into con-
tact with oxidizing acting gases, are to be kept free of oil and
grease.
• The operating company must ensure that the input and operating
pressures given in the Technical specifications are adhered to and
not exceeded.
Personnel qualifications
Only qualified persons with the corresponding required training, ex-
perience and reliability may perform work on the gas supply.
Structural requirements
• The operating company is obliged to install a pressure reducer and
safety valve in the gas supply line to the machine.
• The operating company is obliged to connect the machine to the
gas supply with a lockable ball valve.
When the ball valve is closed, the supply of gas to the machine is
interrupted.
• It must be ensured that the input pressure at the machine does not
exceed that given in the Technical specifications, e.g. through the
fitting of an overpressure valve.
• The pressure relief capacity of the safety valve must be dimen-
sioned for the maximum possible throughput of the pressure re-
ducer.
• In the case of a release of pressure, the gas must be diverted to
non-hazardous areas.
1.7.10 Avoiding hygiene risks
A high standard of hygiene is achieved through design, choice of ma-
terials and workmanship.
It is imperative that this high level of hygiene be maintained by every
operating company. Particularly where food or sterile medical prod-
ucts are being packed, the currently valid hygiene standards must be
strictly observed. The person charged by the operating company with
safety and/or hygiene must clarify, which regulations apply to the
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