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CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTATION
Our website http://www.mtl-inst.com contains product documentation regarding intrinsic
safety certification for many locations around the world. Consult this data for information
relevant to your local certifying authority.
FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
If the MTL4 range products are required for functional safety applications check that they
have been assessed for that service and refer to the Safety Manual for details.
REPAIR
MTL4 range products MUST NOT be repaired. Faulty or damaged products must be
replaced with an equivalent certified product.
CLEANING
Should modules require cleaning, use water only on a damp cloth.
Symbols used on the product and in this manual
ATEX SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The following information is in accordance with the Essential Health and Safety
Requirements (Annex II) of the EU Directive 2014/34/EU [the ATEX Directive - safety of
apparatus] and is provided for those locations where the ATEX Directive is applicable.
General
a) This equipment must only be installed, operated and maintained by competent
personnel. Such personnel shall have undergone training, which included instruction
on the various types of protection and installation practices, the relevant rules and
regulations, and on the general principles of area classification. Appropriate refresher
training shall be given on a regular basis. [See clause 4.2 of EN 60079-17].
b) This equipment has been designed to provide protection against all the relevant
additional hazards referred to in Annex II of the directive, such as those in clause 1.2.7.
Installation
a) The installation must comply with the appropriate European, national and local
regulations, which may include reference to the IEC code of practice IEC 60079-14. In
addition, particular industries or end users may have specific requirements relating
to the safety of their installations and these requirements should also be met. For
the majority of installations, the Directive 1999/92/EC [the ATEX Directive - safety of
installations] is also applicable.
b) This apparatus is an associated electrical apparatus and is normally mounted in a non-
hazardous [safe] area.
c) Unless already protected by design, this equipment must be protected by a suitable
enclosure against:
i) mechanical and thermal stresses in excess of those noted in the certification
documentation and the product specification
ii) aggressive substances, excessive dust, moisture and other contaminants.
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CAUTION - Read the instructions
INM MTL SUM5 Rev 1
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