Health And Safety; Year 2000 Compliance - ABB 691HT Operating Instructions Manual

The Company
ABB Automation is an established world force in the design and manufacture
of instrumentation for industrial process control, flow measurement, gas and
liquid analysis and environmental applications.
As a part of ABB, a world leader in process automation technology, we offer
customers application expertise, service and support worldwide.
We are committed to teamwork, high quality manufacturing, advanced
technology and unrivalled service and support.
The quality, accuracy and performance of the Company's products result from
over 100 years experience, combined with a continuous program of innovative
design and development to incorporate the latest technology.
The NAMAS Calibration Laboratory No. 0255(B) is just one of the ten flow
calibration plants operated by the Company, and is indicative of ABB
Automation's dedication to quality and accuracy.
This Pubblication includes DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTE information where
appropriate to point out safety related or other important information.
DANGER - Hazards which will result in severe personal injury or death.
WARNING - Hazards which could result in personal injury.
CAUTION - Hazards which could result in equipment or property damage.
NOTE - Alerts user to pertinent facts and conditions.
Although DANGER and WARNING hazards are related to personal injury, and CAUTION hazards are
associated with equipment or property damage, it should be understood that operation of damaged equipment
could, under certain operational conditions, result in degraded process system performance leading to personal
injury or death. Therefore comply fully with all DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION.

Health and Safety

To ensure that our products are safe and without risk to health, the following points must be noted:
1. The relevant sections of these instructions must be read carefully before proceeding.
2. Warning labels on containers and packages must be observed.
3. Installation, operation, maintenance and servicing must only be carried out by suitably trained personnel and in accordance with the
information given.
4. Normal safety precautions must be taken to avoid the possibility of an accident occurring when operating in conditions of high
pressure and/or temperature.
5. Chemicals must be stored away from heat, protected from temperature extremes and powders kept dry. Normal safe handling
procedures must be used.
6. When disposing of chemicals ensure that no two chemicals are mixed.
Safety advice concerning the use of the equipment described in this manual or any relevant hazard data sheets (where applicable) may
be obtained from the Company address on the back cover, together with servicing and spares information.

Year 2000 compliance

600T EN Series products have no impact due to year 2000, operating as follows:
• the Year 2000 date format will be "00";
• the date is used only as caption, no calculation are done on date in the products, comparisons on dates are not supported in the
products;
• the products continue to work in the correct manner;
• the product send to the connected systems the correct information;
• if the products receive an input that it is not compatible with Year 2000 there are not damages or faults to the products themselves.
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Use of DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTE
BS EN ISO 9001
St Neots, U.K. – Cert. No. Q5907
Stonehouse, U.K. – Cert. No. FM 21106
UNI EN 29001 (ISO 9001)
Lenno, Italy – Cert. No. 9/90A
Stonehouse, U.K. – Cert. No. 0255