Safety Precautions During Maintenance Or Repair; Dismantling And Disposal - Quincy QOCS 25 Instruction Book

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Safety precautions during maintenance or repair

1. Use only the correct tools for maintenance and repair work.
2. Use only genuine spare parts.
3. A warning sign bearing a legend such as "Work in progress - do not start" shall be attached
to the starting equipment, including all remote start equipment.
4. Persons switching on remotely controlled machines shall take adequate precautions to
ensure that there is no one checking or working on the machine. To this end, a suitable
notice shall be affixed to the remote start equipment.
5. Never use flammable solvents or carbon tetrachloride for cleaning parts. Take safety
precautions against toxic vapors of cleaning liquids.
6. Scrupulously observe cleanliness during maintenance and repair. Keep dirt away by
covering the parts and exposed openings with a clean cloth, paper or tape.
7. Never use a light source with open flame for inspecting the interior of the device.
8. All regulating and safety devices shall be maintained with due care to ensure that they
function properly. They may not be put out of action.
9. Before clearing the device for use after maintenance or repair, check that operating
pressures, temperatures and time settings are correct. Check that all control and shutdown
devices are fitted and that they function correctly.
10. Make sure that no tools, loose parts or rags are left in or on the device.
11. Never use caustic solvents which can damage materials of the device.
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Dismantling and disposal

Dismantling
Once the end of life of the machine is reached, please follow next steps:
1. Stop the machine.
2. Check all safety precautions mentioned in the previous chapters to secure safe handling
(e.g. LOTO, cool-down, depressurize, discharge, ...).
3. Separate the harmful from the safe components (e.g. drain oil from oil containing parts).
4. Refer to the disposal topic mentioned below.
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All responsibility for any damage or injury resulting from neglecting these precautions, or
non observance of the normal caution and care required for installation, operation,
maintenance and repair, even if not expressly stated, will be disclaimed by the
manufacturer.
Also consult following safety precautions:
Safety precautions during
These precautions apply to electrical devices.
For precautions applying to the connected equipment consult the relevant instruction
book.
Some precautions are general and cover several machine types and equipment; hence
some statements may not apply to your machine.
Units and/or used parts must be disposed of in an environmentally friendly and safe
manner and in line with the local recommendations and legislation.
Safety precautions during installation
operation.
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