Environmental Protection; Special Dangers And Personal Protective Equipment - Siemens Flender H2NV Series Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual

All add­on parts must satisfy the requirements in Directive 94/9/EC.
Simple electrical means (such as monitoring devices, switches, Pt 100 resistance
thermometers) without identification in accordance with Directive 94/9/EC are to be
connected intrinsically safely by suitable isolation amplifiers.
The coating must not carry an electrostatic charge!
The operator must ensure that highly effective mechanisms which can set up a charge
in the coating are safely avoided.
• Removed safety equipment must be re­installed prior to starting up.
• Notices attached to the gear unit, e.g. rating plate, direction arrows etc., must always be observed.
They must be kept free from dirt and paint at all times. Missing plates must be replaced.
• Screws which have been damaged during assembly or disassembly work must be replaced with new
ones of the same strength class and type.
• Spare parts must always be obtained from Siemens (see section 11, "Spare parts, customer service").
3.2

Environmental protection

• Dispose of any packing material in accordance with regulations or separate it for recycling.
• When changing oil, the used oil must be collected in suitable containers. Any pools of oil which may
have collected should be removed at once with an oil­binding agent.
• Preservative agents should be stored separately from used oil.
• Used oil, preservative agents, oil­binding agents and oil­soaked cloths must be disposed of in
accordance with environmental legislation.
• Disposal of the gear unit after its useful life:
─ Drain all the operating oil, preservative agent and/or cooling agent from the gear unit and dispose
of in accordance with regulations.
─ Depending on national regulations, gear­unit components and/or add­on parts may have to be
disposed of or sent for recycling separately.
3.3

Special dangers and personal protective equipment

• Depending on operating conditions, the surface of the gear unit may heat up or cool down to extreme
temperatures.
In case of hot surfaces (> 55 °C) there is a risk of burns!
In case of cold surfaces (< 0 °C) there is a risk of frost injury (pain, numbness,
frostbite)!
During oil changes there is a risk of scalding from escaping oil!
Small foreign matter such as sand, dust, etc. can get into the cover plates of the
rotating parts and be thrown back by these.
Risk of eye injury!
In addition to any generally prescribed personal safety equipment (such as safety shoes,
safety clothing, helmet) handling the gear unit requires wearing suitable safety gloves and
suitable safety glasses!
The gear unit complies with the requirements in Directive 94/9/EC.
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