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BA 9142 en 02/2015
3.2 Special dangers and personal protective equipment
Depending on operating conditions, the surface of the gear unit may develop extreme temperatures.
WARNING
Risk of burns
Serious injury caused by burns on hot surfaces (> 55 °C) is possible.
Wear suitable protection gloves and protection clothing.
WARNING
Risk of low temperatures
Serious injury from cold damage (pain, numbness, frostbites) on cold surfaces (< 0 °C) is possible.
Wear suitable protection gloves and protection clothing.
WARNING
Risk of scalding
Serious injury from discharging hot operating media is possible when these are changed.
Wear suitable protection gloves, protection glasses and protection clothing.
WARNING
Risk of eye injury
Small foreign matter such as sand or dust can get into the cover plates of the rotating parts and might
be thrown back by these.
Wear suitable protective glasses.
Note
In addition to any generally prescribed personal protection equipment (protection shoes, protection
clothing, helmet, etc.) handling the gear unit requires wearing suitable safety gloves and suitable
safety glasses.
DANGER
Explosion hazard
Danger to life from ignition of a present explosive atmosphere is possible in the operation of the gear
unit.
The gear unit does not comply with the requirements of Directive 94/9/EC and therefore, in the area
of applicability of this directive, it must not be used in areas with explosion hazard.
Should the gear unit be used outside the area of applicability of Directive 94/9/EC in areas with
explosion hazard, the nationally applying protective prescriptions with regard to explosion protection
must always be observed.
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