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Additional safety precautions
Force transducers cannot (as passive transducers) implement any safety-relevant cut­
offs. This requires additional components and constructive measures, for which the in­
staller and operator of the plant is responsible.
In cases where a breakage or malfunction of the force transducer would cause injury to
persons or damage to equipment, the user must take appropriate additional safety mea­
sures that meet at least the requirements of applicable safety and accident prevention
regulations (e.g. automatic emergency shutdown, overload protection, catch straps or
chains, or other fall protection).
The electronics conditioning the measurement signal should be designed so that mea­
surement signal failure does not subsequently cause damage.
General dangers of failing to follow the safety instructions
The force transducers are state-of-the-art and failsafe. There may be dangers involved if
the transducers are mounted, sited, installed and operated inappropriately, or by un­
trained personnel. Every person involved with siting, starting-up, operating or repairing a
force transducer must have read and understood the mounting instructions and in partic­
ular the technical safety instructions. The force transducers can be damaged or de­
stroyed by non-designated use of the force transducer or by non-compliance with the
mounting and operating instructions, these safety instructions or any other applicable
safety regulations (safety and accident prevention regulations of the Employers' Liability
Insurance Association) when using the force transducers. Force transducers can break,
particularly if overloaded. The breakage of a force transducer can also cause damage to
property or injury to persons in the vicinity of the force transducer.
If force transducers are not used according to their designated use, or if the safety in­
structions or specifications in the mounting and operating instructions are ignored, it is
also possible that the force transducer may fail or malfunction, with the result that per­
sons or property may be affected (due to the loads acting on or being monitored by the
force transducer).
The scope of supply and performance of the transducer covers only a small area of force
measurement technology, as measurements with sensors using strain gauges presup­
pose the use of electronic signal processing. In addition, equipment planners, installers
and operators should plan, implement and respond to the safety engineering considera­
tions of force measurement technology in such a way as to minimize residual dangers.
On-site regulations must be complied with at all times.
Disposal
In accordance with national and local environmental protection, material recovery and
recycling regulations, old transducers that can no longer be used must be disposed of
separately and not with normal household waste.
If you need more information about disposal, please contact your local authorities or the
dealer from whom you purchased the product.
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