Safety Regulations; Safety Assessment; Use Of Qualified Personnel; Warranty And Liability - Pilz PSEN sc M 3.0 08-12 Operating Manual

Safety
Foreseeable misuse
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The PSEN sc bracket H mounted on the safety laser scanner may not be accessed and
not be used as a step
3.2

Safety regulations

3.2.1

Safety assessment

Before using a device it is necessary to perform a safety assessment in accordance with
the Machinery Directive.
Functional safety is guaranteed for the product as a single component. However, this does
not guarantee the functional safety of the overall plant/machine. In order to achieve the re-
quired safety level for the overall plant/machine, define the safety requirements for the
plant/machine and then define how these must be implemented from a technical and organ-
isational standpoint.
3.2.2

Use of qualified personnel

The products may only be assembled, installed, programmed, commissioned, operated,
maintained and decommissioned by competent persons.
A competent person is a qualified and knowledgeable person who, because of their train-
ing, experience and current professional activity, has the specialist knowledge required. To
be able to inspect, assess and operate devices, systems and machines, the person has to
be informed of the state of the art and the applicable national, European and international
laws, directives and standards.
It is the company's responsibility only to employ personnel who
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Are familiar with the basic regulations concerning health and safety / accident prevention,
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Have read and understood the information provided in the section entitled Safety
} Have a good knowledge of the generic and specialist standards applicable to the specific
application.
3.2.3

Warranty and liability

All claims to warranty and liability will be rendered invalid if
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The product was used contrary to the purpose for which it is intended,
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damage can be attributed to not having followed the guidelines in the operating manual,
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the operating personnel are not suitably qualified, or
} changes of any kind were made that this document does not describe.
Operating Manual PSEN sc M 3.0/5.5 08-12
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