Safety; Risks When Safety Instructions Are Not Observed; Obligations Of The Owner/Operations Manager; Avoidance Of Danger - Grundfos Conex DIS-G Montage- Und Betriebsanleitung

5. Safety

This manual contains general instructions that must
be observed during installation, operation and
maintenance. This manual must therefore be read by
the installation engineer and the relevant qualified
personnel/operators prior to installation and start-up
and must be available at the installation location of
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the Conex DIS-G at all times.
Not only the general safety instructions described in
this section must be observed, but all special safety
instructions that are provided in the other sections.
5.1 Risks when safety instructions are not
observed
If safety instructions are not observed, it may result
in personal injury or damage to the Conex
safety instructions are not observed, this may lead to
the loss of any claims for damages.
If individual safety instructions are not observed, this
may cause for example the following damage:
• failure of specified methods for recording gas
concentrations and secondary safety equipment
• harm to humans from exposure to electrical,
mechanical and chemical influences.
5.2 Obligations of the owner/operations
manager
The owner/operations manager must ensure that
persons working with the described device fulfil
these requirements:
• They are acquainted with the regulations
concerning working safety and accident
prevention.
• They have been trained in use of the device.
• They have read and understood the warning
information and handling symbols.
The owner/operations manager is also responsible
for ensuring that this manual is kept in the immediate
vicinity of the device and is always available for the
operating personnel and that the local safety
regulations are observed when setting the limit
values for the sensors.

5.3 Avoidance of danger

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Caution

5.3.1 Safety instructions for the operator

Damage caused by electrical energy must be
prevented. For more details, see for example the
regulations of the VDE, the German Association for
Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies,
and the local power supply company.
5.3.2 Safety instructions for maintenance,
inspection and installation work
The operator is responsible for ensuring that all
maintenance, inspection and installation work is
carried out by authorised and qualified personnel,
who have been adequately trained by reading the
installation and operating instructions.
All safety and protective equipment must be
immediately restarted or put into operation once
work is complete.
Observe the points described in the initial start-up
section prior to subsequent start-up.
Warning
Do not use the device for monitoring
constant concentrations. The device is
designed for detecting leaks.
Warning
Installation and connection of the device
and the associated supplementary
components must only be carried out by
authorised personnel!
The local safety regulations must be
observed!
Warning
Switch off the power supply before
connecting the power supply cable and
relay contacts!
Do not dismantle the device! Maintenance
and repair must only be carried out by
authorised personnel!
The mounting location must be selected so
that the housing is not subjected to
mechanical loading.
Check that all settings are correct before
starting up the device!
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