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Fire & Security Products
Siemens Building Technologies Group
07.2004
1.2 Safety-relevant working instructions
Country-specific standards
The products are developed and produced in compliance with the relevant international and Eu-
ropean safety standards. Should additional country-specific, local safety standards or regula-
tions concerning project planning, assembly, installation, operation and disposal of the product
apply in the place of operation, then these standards or regulations must also be taken into ac-
count in addition to the safety regulations mentioned in the product documentation.
Electrical installations
DANGER Work on electrical installations
Work on electrical installations may only be carried out by qualified electricians or instructed
persons working under the guidance and supervision of a qualified electrician, in accor-
dance with the electrotechnical regulations.
D Control units must be disconnected from the power supply during commissioning or mainte-
nance work.
D Terminals with an external voltage supply must be provided with a sign ’DANGER − External
voltage’.
D Mains leads to the control unit must be installed separately and provided with a clearly mar-
ked fuse.
D Earthing must be carried out in compliance with local safety regulations.
D When work is carried out in explosion−hazardous areas, the appropriate safety precautions
must be taken.
Assembly, installation, commissioning and inspection work
D If any tools such as ladders are required, safe and suitable devices must be used.
D Prevention of spurious tripping of the remote transmission must be assured.
D Always inform the plant fire brigade before testing the remote transmission.
D The activation of fire control installations for test purposes must not cause damage to the sy-
stem or parts thereof.
D Fire control installations must only be activated after the test has been completed and the
system has been handed over to the customer.
D Third party systems or devices must only be activated in the presence of the responsible per-
son.
D When work on management stations and system terminals is performed, the safety regula-
tions of the connected sub-systems must be observed. This especially applies when swit-
ching-off system components.
D In the case of extinguishing systems, always use the ”General installation instructions” as a
guideline. This guideline is available on request.
Testing the product operability
D Evacuate and cordon off extinguishing sector.
D Inform people about the possibility of occurring fog and noise.
D Inform people before testing alarm devices; take the possibility of panic reactions into ac-
count.
D Inform the alarm and fault receiving stations connected to the system before running the
tests.
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