Industry Canada; Use In Hazardous Areas - Siemens SITRANS LR560 Operating Instructions Manual

Safety notes

2.2 Use in hazardous areas

2.1.7

Industry Canada

The SITRANS LR560 complies with Industry Canada standard RSS211 (March 2015).
1. The installation of the SITRANS LR560 shall be done by trained installers, in strict
compliance with the manufacturer's instructions.
2. The use of this device is on a "no-interference, no-protection" basis. That is, the user shall
accept operations of high-powered radar in the same frequency band which may interfere
with or damage this device. However, devices found to interfere with primary licensing
operations will be required to be removed at the user's expense.
3. The installer/user of this device shall ensure that it is at least 10 km from the Penticton
radio astronomy station (British Columbia latitude: 49° 19' 12" N, longitude: 119° 37'12"
W). For devices not meeting this 10 km separation (e.g. the Okanagan Valley, British
Columbia) the installer/ user must coordinate with and obtain the written concurrence of
the Director of the Penticton radio astronomy station before the equipment can be
installed or operated. The Director of the DRAO may be contacted at 250-497-2300 or at
NRC.DRAO-OFR.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca. (Alternatively, the Manager, Regulatory
Standards, Industry Canada, may be contacted.)
2.2 Use in hazardous areas
Qualified personnel for hazardous area applications
Persons who install, connect, commission, operate, and service the device in a hazardous
area must have the following specific qualifications:
● They are authorized, trained or instructed in operating and maintaining devices and
systems according to the safety regulations for electrical circuits, high pressures,
aggressive, and hazardous media.
● They are authorized, trained, or instructed in carrying out work on electrical circuits for
hazardous systems.
● They are trained or instructed in maintenance and use of appropriate safety equipment
according to the pertinent safety regulations.
Use in hazardous area
Risk of explosion.
• Only use equipment that is approved for use in the intended hazardous area and
• Don't use devices that have been operated outside the conditions secified for hazardous
18
WARNING
labelled accordingly.
areas. If you have used the device outside the conditions for hazardous areas
permanently make all Ex markings unrecognizable on the nameplate.
LR560 (FOUNDATION FIELDBUS)
Operating Instructions, 06/2018, A5E34648692-AE