Safety Instructions On Installing And Operating The Vacuum Drying Oven; Safety Instructions On Installation And Ambient Conditions Of The Chamber - Binder VDL Series Operating Manual

1.7

Safety instructions on installing and operating the vacuum drying oven

With regard to operating the vacuum drying oven VDL and to the installation location, please observe the
relevant national regulations (for Germany in particular: DGUV guidelines 213-850 on safe working in
laboratories, issued by the employers' liability insurance association; Industrial Safety Regulation (Be-
trSichV); Ordinance on Hazardous Substances (GefStoffV); Technical Regulations on Industrial Safety
and Health (TRBS 1201 Part 1).
The central element of the Industrial Safety Regulation is the risk assessment performed by competent
personnel which enables an employer to evaluate risks that may arise before using work equipment and
to derive necessary and suitable tests and measures.
Explosion protection plan
The explosion protection plan to be created by the operator represents the entirety of the technical and
organizational measures for explosion protection determined and specified on the basis of the risk asses-
sment. In accordance with ATEX Operational Directive 1999/92/EC, these measures serve
• to prevent the formation of or to limit explosive atmospheres or to limit hazardous explosive mixtures
• to avoid the combustion of explosive atmospheres
• to limit the spread of an explosion and to minimize its effects on personnel in order to ensure the
health and safety of employees
The explosion protection document serves to document the results of the risk assessment in accordance
with § 6 Para. 9 GefStoffV (for Germany).
BINDER GmbH is only responsible for the safety features of the chamber provided skilled electricians or
qualified personnel authorized by BINDER perform all maintenance and repair, and if components rela-
ting to chamber safety are replaced in the event of failure with original spare parts.
To operate the chamber, use only original BINDER accessories or accessories from third-party suppliers
authorized by BINDER. The user is responsible for any risk caused by using unauthorized accessories.
1.7.1

Safety instructions on installation and ambient conditions of the chamber

Familiarize yourself with the local conditions, particularly allocation to a defined potentially explosive area
(zones) and the according technical safety requirements. During installation, commissioning and opera-
tion of the vacuum drying oven and the connected vacuum pump or in-house vacuum supply, always
follow the requirements defined by the classification of the installation site.
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