Westermann WR 840 Battery - Decommissioning; Dismantling; Disposal

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17 Decommissioning
17.1 Decommissioning
Afternishingoperation,themustWR870bestoredproperly:Whenstoringthe
machine,thefollowingpointsmustbeobserved:
• TheWR870mustbeplacedinsuchawaythatitcannottipoveror
 fall.
• Atthestoragesite,theambientconditionsmustmeettherequired
 conditions(seetechnicaldata).
• Themachine,whichdoesnothavesucientprotectionitself,
 mustbeprotectedagainsttheeectsoftheweatherandcorrosive
 substancesifthesecanimpairsafety.
Ifthemachineistobeshutdownforalongtime,itmaybenecessary
totakepreservationmeasurestopreventcorrosionandotherdamage.
17.2 Dismantling / Disposal
Disassembly/disposalshouldbecarriedoutbyaspecialist.Usingspe-
cialistsintherecyclingandwastemanagementsectorsensuresthat
wasteisdisposedofcorrectlyandrecycled.Theexistingrawmate-
rialsoftheRadialSweepermustbesortedaccordingtodisposaltype
andmaterial.Thecopper-containingcomponentssuchascablescan
berecycled.Equipmentsuchasfuses,batteries,capacitors,regula-
tors,etc.mustbedisposedofaselectronicwaste,thesemustnotbe
disposedofwithhouseholdwasteinordertopreventenvironmental
damage.Thesupportframeandtheprotectivecoverscanberecycled
asmetalscrap.