Safety; General Safety Instructions; Intended Use; Reasonable Foreseeable Use - bar agturn PKT Series Operating Manual

2. Safety

2.1

General Safety Instructions

Personnel assigned to work on the auto-
matic valve must read the operating instruc-
tions before starting work and, in particular,
understand the chapter "Safety" before
starting work. This is particularly valid for
personnel working only occasionally on the
rotary actuator.
2.2

Intended use

•
The automatic valve is used for the au-
tomatic shut-off of liquids and gases in
pipelines.
• The automatic valve is designed for use
in process engineering plants.
• The operating values, limit values and
setting data specified in the operating
manual and the corresponding data
sheet must be observed.
•
Intended use also includes the obser-
vance of these operating instructions.
2.3

Reasonable foreseeable use

Any use other than that described in „Chap-
ter 2.2 Intended use" and any use not ap-
proved by the manufacturer is considered
as unintended.
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2.4

Organizational measures

2.4.1 Subsequent retrofitting or
changes
The operator must make a corresponding
assessment of the hazards when dealing
with subsequently integrated components
and retrofitting.
If you use other operating medium then flu-
ids or want to use the ball valve for a differ-
ent purpose, contact our customer service.
We can help you with any possible neces-
sary configurations.
2.4.2 Replacement of defective
parts
Replace parts of the quarter-turn actuator
that are not in perfect condition immediately
with original spare parts.
Please note that only original spare and
wear parts of bar GmbH are to be used.
In the case of usage of the third-party parts,
it is not ensured that they are designed and
manufactured to suit the requirements.
2.5

Protective equipment

If necessary, the protective equipment shall
be used. Keep your hair and clothing away
from moving parts. If necessary, wear a hair-
net and do not wear jewelery such as neck-
laces and rings!
PKT-GD/GS-IM-DE-B-EN-09-19 Rev.0