Safety; User Obligations To Safety; Electrical Grounding; Exhaust Venting - EBARA 80?25 Installation Operation & Maintenance

EBARA Multi-Stage Dry Vacuum Pumps

1.0 Safety

General safety guidelines:
• Always comply with all safety labels and hazard icons.
• Never disable any interlocks.
• Never take short-cuts.
• Only qualified personnel should be allowed to operate or perform maintenance
on this equipment.
1.1

User Obligations to Safety

This equipment is designed with safety features to protect operators and service
personnel from harm and to protect the equipment from damage. It is important that
the customer ensure that all safety procedures are followed and that all safety features
are maintained in proper operating condition. It is the user's responsibility to operate all
equipment according to the recommended procedures, and to maintain safe operating
conditions at all times. Ebara Technologies, Inc., assumes no liability for personal
injury or for damage to equipment resulting from the improper operation or service of
the equipment.
1.1.1

Electrical Grounding

All electrical connections must be properly grounded in accordance with equipment
specifications and in compliance with all applicable codes and ordinances.
1.1.2

Exhaust Venting

The customer is responsible for the proper venting of equipment exhaust systems in
compliance with all applicable codes and ordinances.
1.2

Safety Labels

Safety labels and hazard icons appear throughout this manual and on the equipment
itself. Their purpose is to alert personnel to areas requiring specific attention. The
information contained in the following sections is a summary of the related safety labels
and hazard icons.
Personnel should be alert to four safety labels. They are identified by the following
symbols:
Danger Label
DANGER
!
Danger labels signify potentially lethal situations. They are generally used when failure
to observe instructions or precautions could result in death. Potential exposure to high
electrical current or to poisonous gases are examples of where a Danger label would
appear.
Warning Label
930601-P
Safety
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