Safety; Responsibility Of The Owner; Personal Protective Equipment - Elektron MULTISPOT MTX 4900 Operating Manual

2 Safety

This section gives an overview of all the important safety aspects for optimum protection of the
personnel and for safe and trouble-free operation.
Failure to observe the working instructions and safety precautions given in this operating manual
can result in considerable hazards.
2.1

Responsibility of the owner

The equipment is for professional industrial use. The owner of the equipment is therefore sub-
ject to the statutory obligations for occupational health and safety.
In addition to the health and safety instructions given in this operating manual, the safety, ac-
cident prevention and environmental protection regulations applicable at the place of operation
for such equipment apply accordingly. This means in particular:
The owner must familiarise himself with the relevant health and safety regulations and
carry out a risk assessment to determine any additional hazards resulting from the partic-
ular working conditions at the place of operation of the equipment. He must implement
these in the form of operating instructions for the operation of the equipment.
During the entire lifetime of the equipment, the owner must regularly check whether such
additional operating instructions are still up-to-date and must update them when neces-
sary.
The owner must clearly and unquestionably determine and communicate the responsibili-
ties for installation, operation, maintenance and cleaning of the equipment.
The owner must ensure that all persons operating and/or working with this equipment
have read and understood this operating manual.
Furthermore, the personnel must be trained at regular intervals and be informed of the
risks and dangers associated with the operation of this equipment.
The owner is also responsible for ensuring that the equipment is in proper working order at all
times, therefore:
The owner must ensure that the maintenance operations described in this operating
manual are duly conducted.
The owner must check all safety signs and markings on the equipment
for integrity and legibility at regular intervals.
2.2

Personal protective equipment

Operating personnel must wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when working with the
equipment to minimise health and safety risks.
Always wear the appropriate PPE for the job at hand whiles operating the equipment.
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Observe the warning signs concerning PPE be installed at the place of work.
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