General Safety Instructions - Samson 42-24 Mounting And Operating Instructions

General safety instructions

1 General safety instructions
− All safety instructions and warnings given in these mounting and operating instructions,
particularly those concerning installation, start-up and maintenance, must be strictly ob-
served.
− The device must be mounted, started up or serviced by fully trained and qualified person-
nel only; the accepted industry codes and practices are to be observed. Make sure em-
ployees or third persons are not exposed to any danger.
− According to these mounting and operating instructions, trained personnel refers to indi-
viduals who are able to judge the work they are assigned to and recognize possible dan-
gers due to their specialized training, their knowledge and experience as well as their
knowledge of the applicable standards.
− The devices comply with the requirements of the European Pressure Equipment Directive
2014/68/EU. Devices with a CE marking have a declaration of conformity, which includes
information about the applied conformity assessment procedure.This declaration of conformi-
ty can be provided on request. This declaration of conformity can be provided on request.
− To ensure appropriate use, only use the device in applications where the operating pres-
sure and temperatures do not exceed the specifications used for sizing the device at the
ordering stage.
− The manufacturer does not assume any responsibility for damage caused by external
forces or any other external factors.
− Any hazards that could be caused in the regulator by the process medium, operating
pressure or by moving parts are to be prevented by taking appropriate precautions.
− Proper transport, storage, installation, operation and maintenance are assumed.
Note:
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Non-electric valve versions whose bodies are not lined with an insulating material
coating do not have their own potential ignition source according to the risk assess-
ment stipulated in EN 13463-1: 2009, section 5.2, even in the rare incident of an
operating fault. Therefore, such valve versions do not fall within the scope of Directive
94/9/EC.
For connection to the equipotential bonding system, observe the requirements speci-
fied in section 6.3 of EN 60079-14: 2011 (VDE 0165 Part 1).
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