Ensuring Functional Safety; Fundamental Safety Instructions For Safety Integrated - Siemens DRIVE-CLiQ Operating Instructions Manual

Ensuring functional safety

Inadequately qualified personnel
If the rotary encoder is electrically installed by inadequately qualified personnel, the functional
safety could be disabled.
Only qualified personnel are authorized to carry out the work.
Such personnel must be trained in:
• Topics relating to functional safety
• Legislation, safety regulations and standards for functional safety
• The content of the detailed operating instructions provided
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Fundamental safety instructions for Safety Integrated

Risk minimization through Safety Integrated
Safety Integrated can be used to minimize the level of risk associated with machines and plants.
Machines or plants, however, can only be operated safely in conjunction with Safety Integrated
if the machine manufacturer
• is familiar with and observes all aspects of this technical user documentation, including the
• carefully installs and configures the machine or plant and verifies this through an
• implements and validates all the measures required by the machine or plant risk analysis
The deployment of Safety Integrated does not replace the machine or plant risk assessment by
the machine manufacturer as stipulated by the EU Machinery Directive.
In addition to deploying Safety Integrated Functions, further risk reduction measures must be
implemented.
DRIVE-CLiQ built-on rotary encoder
Operating Instructions, 07/2023, A5E53025016A/RS-AA
WARNING
DANGER
documented constraints, safety instructions and residual risks,
acceptance test carefully performed and documented by qualified personnel,
based on the programmed and configured Safety Integrated Functions or by other means.
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