Siemens SITRANS SCM IQ - Use in Hazardous Areas

2.4 Use in hazardous areas
Quali󹪝ed personnel for hazardous area applications
Persons who install, connect, commission, operate, and service the device in a hazardous
area must have the following speci󹪝c quali󹪝cations:
• They are authorized, trained or instructed in operating and maintaining devices and systems
according to the safety regulations for electrical circuits, high pressures, aggressive, and
hazardous media.
• They are authorized, trained, or instructed in carrying out work on electrical circuits for
hazardous systems.
• They are trained or instructed in maintenance and use of appropriate safety equipment
according to the pertinent safety regulations.
WARNING
Use in hazardous area
Risk of explosion.
• Only use equipment that is approved for use in the intended hazardous area and labeled
accordingly.
• Do not use devices that have been operated outside the conditions speci󹪝ed for hazardous
areas. If you have used the device outside the conditions for hazardous areas, make all Ex
markings unrecognizable on the nameplate.
See also
Technical speci󹪝cations (Page63)
WARNING
Loss of safety of device with type of protection "Intrinsic safety Ex i"
If the device or its components have already been operated in non-intrinsically safe circuits or
the electrical speci󹪝cations have not been observed, the safety of the device is no longer
ensured for use in hazardous areas. There is a risk of explosion.
• Connect the device with type of protection "Intrinsic safety" solely to an intrinsically safe
circuit.
• Observe the speci󹪝cations for the electrical data on the certi󹪝cate and/or in Technical
speci󹪝cations (Page63).
Safety notes
2.4Use in hazardous areas
SITRANS CC220 and SITRANS MS200
Compact Operating Instructions, 10/2023 - DRAFT, A5E...-AA 17