Basic Safety Instructions; Requirements For The Personnel; Intended Use; Workplace Safety - Endress+Hauser Liquicap M FTI51 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic safety instructions

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2 Basic safety instructions
2.1

Requirements for the personnel

The personnel must fulfill the following requirements to carry out the necessary tasks:
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Are trained and qualified to perform specific functions and tasks.
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Are authorized by the plant owner or operator to perform specific tasks.
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Are familiar with federal or national regulations.
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Have read and understood the instructions in the manual and supplementary
documentation.
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They follow instructions and comply with conditions.
2.2

Intended use

The Liquicap M FTI51 is a compact point level switches for the capacitance point level
detection of liquids.
2.3

Workplace safety

For work on and with the device:
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Wear the required protective equipment according to federal or national regulations.
2.4

Operational safety

When performing configuration, testing, and maintenance work on the device, alternative
supervisory measures must be taken to guarantee the operational safety and process
safety.
2.4.1

Ex-area

When using the measuring system in Ex-areas, the appropriate national standards and
regulations must be observed. Separate Ex-documentation, which constitutes an integral
part of this documentation, is supplied with the device. The installation procedures,
connection data and safety instructions it contains must be observed.
• Make sure that the technical staff has adequate training.
• The special measuring and safety-related requirements for the measuring points must
be observed.
2.5

Product safety

This measuring device is designed following good engineering practice to meet state-of-
the-art safety requirements, has been tested, and left the factory in a condition in which it
is safe to operate.
It meets general safety standards and legal requirements. It is compliant with the EC
directives listed in the device-specific EC Declaration of Conformity. Endress+Hauser
confirms this by affixing the CE mark to the device.
Liquicap M FTI51
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