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Safety notes
Preliminary information
Manual – EtherCAT
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Interfaces, Field Distributors
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3 Safety notes
3.1 Preliminary information
The following general safety notes serve the purpose of preventing injury to persons
and damage to property. They primarily apply to the use of products described in this
documentation. If you use additional components, also observe the relevant warning
and safety notes.
3.2 Duties of the user
As the user, you must ensure that the basic safety notes are observed and complied
with. Make sure that persons responsible for the machinery and its operation as well
as persons who work on the device independently have read through the documenta-
tion carefully and understood it.
As the user, you must ensure that all of the work listed in the following is carried out
only by qualified specialists:
• Setup and installation
• Installation and connection
• Startup
• Maintenance and repairs
• Shutdown
• Disassembly
Ensure that the persons who work on the product pay attention to the following regula-
tions, conditions, documentation, and information:
• National and regional safety and accident prevention regulations
• Warning and safety signs on the product
• All other relevant project planning documents, installation and startup instructions,
and wiring diagrams
• Do not assemble, install or operate damaged products
• All system-specific specifications and conditions
Ensure that systems in which the product is installed are equipped with additional
monitoring and protection devices. Observe the applicable safety regulations and leg-
islation governing technical work equipment and accident prevention regulations.
3.3 Target group
Specialist for me-
chanical work
Any mechanical work may only be performed by adequately qualified specialists. Spe-
cialists in the context of this documentation are persons familiar with the design, me-
chanical installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the product who possess
the following qualifications:
• Qualification in the mechanical area in accordance with the national regulations
• Familiarity with this documentation
25809148/EN – 01/2019
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