Special Dangers And Personal Protective Equipment - Siemens KMS Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual

DANGER
Electrostatic discharge
Danger to life from ignition of present explosive atmosphere by electrostatic discharge.
The coating must not carry an electrostatic charge.
The operator must ensure that highly effective mechanisms which can set up a charge in the coating
are safely avoided.
• Removed safeguards must be refitted prior to starting up.
• Notices attached to the gear unit, such as rating plate and direction arrow, must always be observed.
They must be kept free from dirt and paint at all times. Missing plates must be replaced.
• Screws which have been damaged during assembly or disassembly work must be replaced with new
screws of the same strength class and type.
• Spare parts must be obtained from Siemens (see section 11. "Spare parts, customer service").
3.2

Special dangers and personal protective equipment

Depending on operating conditions, the surface of the gear unit may develop extreme temperatures.
WARNING
Risk of burns
Serious injury caused by burns on hot surfaces (> 55 °C) is possible.
Wear suitable protection gloves and protection clothing.
WARNING
Risk of low temperatures
Serious injury from cold damage (pain, numbness, frostbites) on cold surfaces (< 0 °C) is possible.
Wear suitable protection gloves and protection clothing.
WARNING
Risk of scalding
Serious injury from discharging hot operating media is possible when these are changed.
Wear suitable protection gloves, protection glasses and protection clothing.
WARNING
Risk of eye injury
Small foreign matter such as sand or dust can get into the cover plates of the rotating parts and might
be thrown back by these.
Wear suitable protective glasses.
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