Qualification And Training Of Staff; Hazards Caused By Non-Observation Of Safety Instructions; Safety-Conscious Work; Safety Instructions For User/Operator - SFA SANIFOS-Serie Betriebsanleitung

Instructions attached directly to the machine, such as rotation arrow, marks for fluid connections,
must be definitely observed and kept in fully legible condition.

1.2 Qualification and training of staff

The staff for operation, maintenance, inspection and installation must have the corresponding
qualification for this work. For this reason, the area of responsibility, the competency and the
supervision of the staff has to be precisely defined by the company. If the staff do not have the
necessary knowledge, they must be trained and instructed. If and when necessary, this may be
carried out by the manufacturer/supplier of the pump on behalf of the pump operator. Moreover,
the operator has to ensure that the content of the operating instructions is understood completely
by the staff.

1.3 Hazards caused by non-observation of safety instructions

The non-observation of the safety instructions may endanger persons as well as the environment,
and may have consequences for the environment and machine. The non-observation of the safety
instructions will result in the loss of all claims for damages.
In detail, the non-observation may cause the following hazards, for example:
• Malfunction of important functions of the machine/system
• Malfunction of the mandatory methods of maintenance and repair
• Danger to persons caused by electrical, mechanical and chemical effects
• Danger to the environment caused by leakage of dangerous substances

1.4 Safety-conscious work

The safety instructions mentioned in these operating instructions, the existing national regulations
on accident prevention as well as potential in-company work, operating and safety instructions of
the user must be observed.

1.5 Safety instructions for user/operator

• Hot or cold machine parts could becoming a hazard, these parts have to be protected against
the handling of the user.
• Touch protection for moving parts (e.g. coupling) must not be removed from the machine being
in operation.
• Leakage (of the tank seal, for example) of hazardous material conveyed (e.g. explosive, toxic,
hot) must be removed in such a way that no danger is caused to persons and the environment.
Legal regulations have to be observed.
• Hazards caused by electric energy must be excluded (for details here, please refer to the
country-specific regulations and the regulations of the local energy supply companies).

1.6 Safety instructions for maintenance, inspection and installation work

The user has to make sure that all maintenance, inspection and installation work is carried out
by authorised and qualified specialist personnel only, who have sufficiently been informed by
studying the operating instructions.
Basically, work on the machine may be carried out only when the unit is isolated and safe to do so.
The procedure to shut down the machine described in the operating instructions must be observed
at all times.
Pumps or pump assemblies, which convey media hazardous to health, must be decontaminated.
Immediately after completing the work, all safety and protection devices have to be fitted again
and/or have to be made functional again.
Before restart, the points listed in the chapter on initial commissioning have to be observed.

1.7 Unauthorised modification and spare parts production

Modifications or changes to the machine shall be permissible only after consultation with the
manufacturer. Original spare parts and accessories authorised by the manufacturer serve to ensure
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