Samson 611 - Notes on Possible Severe Personal Injury

EB 6116 EN 7
Safety instructions and measures
For electrical installation, observe the relevant electrotechnical regulations and the accident
preventionregulationsthatapplyinthecountryofuse.InGermany,thesearetheVDE
regulations and the accident prevention regulations of the employers’ liability insurance.
For installation in hazardous areas, observe the relevant standards that apply in the country
ofuse.StandardapplicableinGermany:EN60079-14(VDE0165,Part1)Explosive
Atmospheres–ElectricalInstallationsDesign,SelectionandErection.
ThemaximumpermissiblevaluesspeciedintheECtypeexaminationcerticatesapply
when interconnecting intrinsically safe electrical equipment (U
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Referenced documentation
The following documents apply in addition to these mounting and operating instructions:
− Safety Manual uSH6116foruseinsafety-instrumentedsystems
1.1 Notes on possible severe personal injury
DANGER
!
Risk of fatal injury due to the ignition of an explosive atmosphere.
Incorrect installation, operation or maintenance of the i/p converter in potentially explo-
sive atmospheres may lead to ignition of the atmosphere and cause death.
Î Thefollowingregulationsapplytoinstallationinhazardousareas:EN60079-14
(VDE0165,Part1).
Î Installation, operation or maintenance of the i/p converter must only performed by
personnel who has undergone special training or instructions or who is authorized
to work on explosion-protected devices in hazardous areas.
Loss of Exd protection due to opening the enclosure cover or damage to the cover's
thread and/or the connecting thread.
Î Theenclosurecovermustbermlyclosedduringoperation.
Î Put the i/p converter out of operation when its cover thread or connecting thread is
damaged. Replace it with a new device.