Safety
3. Safety
This section describes the safety warnings and the Personal Protective Equipment and symbols used in the unit.
3.1. Safety conditions
General warnings
The operations described in the manual may be performed only by qualified personnel.
The status of qualified personnel referred to in this manual will be, as a minimum, that which meets
all the standards, regulations and laws regarding safety applicable to the tasks of installing and
operating this unit.
The responsibility for designating qualified personnel will always fall to the company to which the
personnel belong. It is necessary to decide which workers are suitable or not for carrying out specific
work to preserve their safety at the same time as complying with occupational safety legislation.
These companies are responsible for providing appropriate training in electrical equipment to their
personnel and for familiarising them with the contents of this manual.
All applicable safety-related legislation for electrical work must be complied with. Danger of electric
shock.
Compliance with the safety instructions set out in this manual or in the suggested legislation does
not imply exemption from other specific standards for the installation, place, country or other
circumstances that affect the inverter.
The set of conditions listed throughout this document should be considered as minimum
requirements. It is always preferable to shut off the main power supply. There may be faults in the
installation that cause the unwanted return of voltage. Danger of electric shock.
Opening the door of the housing does not imply there is no voltage inside.
The risk of electric shock exists even after disconnecting from the PV array and the auxiliary power
supply.
Only qualified personnel may open it, following the instructions in this manual.
According to basic safety standards, all the equipment must be suitable to protect exposed workers
against the risk of direct and indirect contact. In any case the electrical parts of the work equipment
must comply with the provisions of the corresponding specific regulations.
According to basic safety standards, the electrical installation shall not entail a fire or explosion risk.
Workers must be duly protected against the risk of accidents caused by direct or indirect contact.
The electrical installation and protection devices must take into account the voltage, the external
conditions and the competence of persons who have access to parts of the installation.
Class II NEC NFPA 70E measuring instruments must be used for checking for the absence of voltage.
Ingeteam accepts no liability for any damages caused by improper use of its equipment.
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