Qualified Personnel; Safe Handling - Siemens SIMOTICS SD 1LE5 Operating Instructions Manual

Safety information

2.3 Qualified personnel

2.3 Qualified personnel
All work at the machine must be carried out by qualified personnel only. For the purpose of
this documentation, qualified personnel is taken to mean people who fulfill the following
requirements:
• Through appropriate training and experience, they are able to recognize and avoid risks
and potential dangers in their particular field of activity.
• They have been instructed to carry out work on the machine by the appropriate person
responsible.
2.4

Safe handling

Workplace safety depends on the attentiveness, care, and common sense of the personnel
who install, operate, and maintain the machine. In addition to the safety measures cited, as a
matter of principle, the use of caution is necessary when you are near the machine. Always
pay attention to your safety.
Also observe the following to prevent accidents:
• General safety regulations applicable in the country where the machine is deployed.
• Manufacturer-specific and application-specific regulations
• Special agreements made with the operator
• Separate safety instructions supplied with the machine
• Safety symbols and instructions on the machine and its packaging
Danger as a result of stationary parts under voltage (live parts)
Live parts represent a hazard. Touch protection against active (live) parts is no longer
guaranteed if covers are removed. The minimum clearance and creepage distances may be
violated when coming close to live parts. Touching or coming close to them can result in
death, serious injury or material damage.
• Ensure that all live parts are suitably covered.
• Switch off and disconnect the machine first if you want to remove covers. Observe the "5
safety rules" (Page 11).
Risk of injury due to rotating parts
Rotating parts are dangerous. Touch protection against rotating parts is no longer guaranteed
if covers are removed. Touching rotating parts can result in death, serious injury or material
damage.
• Ensure that all rotating parts are reliably covered.
• Switch off and disconnect the machine first if you want to remove covers. Observe the "5
safety rules" (Page 11).
• Only remove covers when the rotating parts have come to a complete standstill.
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1LE5, 1PC4 shaft height 315/355
Operating Instructions, 10/2020, A5E41454666A