For Your Safety; Authorised Personnel; Appropriate Use; Warning About Misuse - Vega VEGAPULS 68 Operating Instructions Manual

For your safety

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2 For your safety

2.1 Authorised personnel

All operations described in this operating instructions manual
must be carried out only by trained specialist personnel
authorised by the operator. For safety and warranty reasons,
any internal work on the instruments must be carried out only
by personnel authorised by the manufacturer.

2.2 Appropriate use

VEGAPULS 68 is a sensor for continuous level measurement.
You find detailled specifications on the application range of
VEGAPULS 68 in chapter "Product description".

2.3 Warning about misuse

Inappropriate or incorrect use of the instrument can give rise to
application-specific hazards, e.g. vessel overfill or damage to
system components through incorrect mounting or adjustment.
2.4 General safety instructions
VEGAPULS 68 is a high-tech instrument requiring the strict
observance of standard regulations and guidelines. The
emitting frequencies of all radar sensors are in the C or K-band
range (depending on the instrument version). The low trans-
mitting power is far below the internationally permitted limit
values, and when the instrument is used correctly, no health-
endangering effects are to be expected. There are no
restrictions on using the instrument on the outside of metallic,
closed vessels.The user must take note of the safety
instructions in this operating instructions manual, the country-
specific installation standards (e.g. the VDE regulations in
Germany) as well as all prevailing safety regulations and
accident prevention rules.

2.5 CE conformity

VEGAPULS 68 is in CE conformity with EMC (89/336/EWG)
and LVD (73/23/EWG).
Conformity has been judged according to the following
standards:
EMC:
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