GE phoenix x aminer Operating Manual page 12

X-ray inspection system phoenix x|aminer
Safety
2.2 Operator responsibility
Operator
Obligations of the operator
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The operator is considered to be the individual who, for commercial or
business purposes, operates the system himself or relinquishes it for use/
application by a third party and who bears legal responsibility for protecting
the users, personnel or third parties during operation of the product.
The system is to be used commercially and, on account of this, the system
operator is subject to the statutory regulations governing health and safety
at the workplace.
In addition to observing the safety instructions within this manual, the
operator must comply with the safety, accident prevention and environ-
mental regulations that apply to the system's field of application.
These include the following:
The operator must ensure that he is fully informed of all pertinent industrial
health and safety regulations and must perform a risk assessment to
identify any additional hazards specific to the system site. He then has to
translate this into standard operating procedures governing operation of
the system.
During the system's entire period of use, the operator must ensure that the
standard operating procedures created by him continue to comply with
the pertinent rules and standards and implement appropriate amendments
as and when necessary.
The operator must explicitly regulate and assign responsibilities for
installation, operation, fault clearance, maintenance and cleaning.
The operator must ensure that all employees who will be using the system
have read and understood this manual before commencing work. He
must also provide regular training for staff and ensure that they are fully
informed about the hazards involved.
The operator must provide the personnel with the necessary protective
equipment and ensure that they wear it.
The operator must observe the safety data sheets for the operating fluids
to be used. He is required to ensure that the personnel are informed about
the safety data sheets and have access to them.
The operator is also responsible for ensuring that the system is in perfect
working order at all times. For this reason, the following applies:
The operator must ensure adherence to the maintenance intervals
stipulated within this manual.
The operator must arrange for regular inspections of all safety systems to
ensure that they are fully functional and complete.
The operator must ensure sufficient illumination at the system installation
location.
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