Security
2.2.2 Duties of the operating company
Safety-conscious operating
• Operate the pump only if it is in perfect technical condition,
according to its intended use, in awareness of safety and
risks and in adherence to the instructions in this manual.
• Ensure that the following safety aspects are observed and
monitored:
– adherence to intended use
– statutory or other safety and accident-prevention rules
– safety regulations governing the handling of hazardous
substances
– applicable standards and guidelines in the country
where the pump is operat ed
• Make protective equipment available.
Qualified personnel
• Make certain that all personnel tasked with work on the
pump have read and understood this manual and all other
applicable documents, especially the safety, maintenance
and repair instructions, before they begin the job.
• Organize responsibilities, who is in charge of any specific
duty and how personnel is supervised.
• Ensure that all work is carried out by specialist technicians
only:
– fitting, repair and maintenance work
– work on the pump electrical system
• Make cert ain that trainee personnel is supervised by a spe-
cialist technician when performing tasks on the pump.
Safety installations
• Provide the following safety installations and verify their
integrity:
– for hot and moving parts: device-side contact protec-
tion on the pump
– in case of potential electrostatic charging: appropriate
grounding
Warranty
• Obtain the manufacturer's approval prior to carrying out
any modification, repair or alterations during the warranty
period.
• Only use original parts or parts that have been approved
by the manufacturer.
2.2.3 Duties of the operating personnel
• Observe and keep legible all directions given on the pump,
e.g. the arrow indicating the direction of rotation and the
markings for fluid co nnections.
• Do not remove the contact protection for hot, cold and mov-
ing parts during operation.
• Use protective equipment if necessary.
• Carry out work on the pump only while the pump is not
running.
• Isolate the m otor fro m its supply voltage and keep it locked
in that state while carrying out any fitting or maintenance
work.
• Mount the safety installations on the pump according to
instructions after completion of work on the pump.
2.3 Special hazards
2.3.1 Explosion hazard area
• (→ ATEX additional instructions).
2.3.2 Hazardous pumped media
• Observe the safety regulations for the handling of haz-
ardous substances when working with hazardous pumped
media (e.g. hot, flammable, poisonous or potentially harm-
ful).
• Use protective equipment when carrying out any work on
the pump.
EN – 02 BA-2005.07 NPC series 9
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