Consequences And Risks Caused By Non-Compliance With This Manual; Safety Awareness; Safety Instructions For The Operator/User; Safety Information For Maintenance, Inspection And Installation - KSB Ama-Drainer-Box Operating Manual

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2 Safety

2.4 Consequences and risks caused by non-compliance with this manual

▪ Non-compliance with this operating manual will lead to forfeiture of warranty
cover and of any and all rights to claims for damages.
▪ Non-compliance can, for example, have the following consequences:
– Hazards to persons due to electrical, thermal, mechanical and chemical
effects and explosions
– Failure of important product functions
– Failure of prescribed maintenance and servicing practices
– Hazard to the environment due to leakage of hazardous substances

2.5 Safety awareness

In addition to the safety information contained in this manual and the intended use,
the following safety regulations shall be complied with:
▪ Accident prevention, health and safety regulations
▪ Explosion protection regulations
▪ Safety regulations for handling hazardous substances
▪ Applicable standards, directives and laws

2.6 Safety instructions for the operator/user

▪ The operator shall fit contact guards for hot, cold and moving parts and check
that the guards function properly.
▪ Do not remove any contact guards during operation.
▪ Provide the personnel with protective equipment and make sure it is used.
▪ Contain leakages (e.g. at the shaft seal) of hazardous fluids handled (e.g.
explosive, toxic, hot) so as to avoid any danger to persons and the environment.
Adhere to all relevant laws.
▪ Eliminate all electrical hazards. (In this respect refer to the applicable national
safety regulations and/or regulations issued by the local energy supply
companies.)

2.7 Safety information for maintenance, inspection and installation

▪ Modifications or alterations of the lifting unit require the manufacturer's prior
consent.
▪ Use only original spare parts or parts authorised by the manufacturer. The use of
other parts can invalidate any liability of the manufacturer for resulting damage.
▪ The operator ensures that maintenance, inspection and installation is performed
by authorised, qualified specialist personnel who are thoroughly familiar with
the manual.
▪ Carry out work on the lifting unit during standstill only.
▪ The pump casing must have cooled down to ambient temperature.
▪ Pump pressure must have been released and the pump must have been drained.
▪ When taking the lifting unit out of service always adhere to the procedure
described in the manual.
▪ Decontaminate lifting units which handle fluids posing a health hazard.
▪ As soon as the work has been completed, re-install and re-activate any safety-
relevant devices and protective devices. Before returning the product to service,
observe all instructions on commissioning.
▪ Make sure the lifting unit cannot be accessed by unauthorised persons (e.g.
children).

2.8 Unauthorised modes of operation

Always observe the limits stated in the product literature.
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