Introduction; General Information; Qualified Person - Siemens SIREC D Handbuch

0 Introduction

0.1 General Information

This Manual contains the information required for
approved use of the products described in it. It is
directed at technically qualified personnel who are
specially trained or have appropriate knowledge in
the field of instrumentation and control, referred to
below as automation technology.
Knowledge of the safety information and warnings
present in this Manual and their technically correct
application are requirements for safe installation
and commissioning as well as safe operation and
repair of the described products. Only qualified
personnel in the sense of Section 0 have the requi-
red specialist knowledge in order to correctly inter-
pret the general safety information and warnings
present in this document for a specific case, and to
apply them appropriately.
For clarity reasons, the manual does not cover all
details on all types of the described products, and
cannot describe every possible case in connection
with installation, operation or maintenance. Should
you require further information, or should particular
problems occur which are not handled in sufficient
depth in this Manual, help can be requested
through your local Siemens office or representative.
Your attention is additionally drawn to the fact that
the contents of this Instruction Manual are not part
of a previous or existing agreement, commitment or
statutory right and do not change these. All com-
mitments on the part of Siemens are contained in
the respective sales contract which also contains
the complete and solely applicable warranty condi-
tions. These warranty conditions in the contract are
neither extended nor limited by the contents of this
Manual.
Siemens AG C79000-G7374-C211-01
SIREC D Manual

0.2 Qualified Person

Unqualified interventions in the devices or the non-
observance of the warnings present in this Manual
or on the devices may lead to severe personal
injury or damage to property. Therefore only sui-
tably qualified personnel may work on these devi-
ces:
• Configuring personnel familiar with the safety
concepts of automation technology
• Operating personnel instructed in the handling
of equipment for automation technology and
acquainted with the contents of this Manual
which are important for operation
• Commissioning and servicing personnel who
are trained to repair such automation technolo-
gy equipment or who are authorized to energi-
ze, ground and tag circuits and devices in ac-
cordance with established safety practices.
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