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Installation, operation and maintenance instructions
High voltage flameproof motors for explosive atmosphere
AMD Rg 355-400-450-500
General information about the installation and safety operation
Issued by: MOLM
Sheet No.
3AAM101025 E
Rev. C
01.2023
Page 1 of 10
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FOREWORD
The information and notices contained in this section of the Manual are a general resume of the main rules
regarding the safety during erection, operation, and maintenance steps. Many subjects contained in this section
are repeated and possibly extended into the relevant paragraphs; the whole Manual shall be red to have a full
survey of the technical characteristics of the machines and of the precautions to be taken to obtain a safe and
reliable operation.
1.1
SAFETY – GENERAL RULES
To avoid possible accidents, safety measures and
devices required at the installation site must be in
accordance with the instructions contained into this
Manual and the regulations stipulated for the safety
at work.
In particular the apparatuses and the equipment
related to this Manual are designed for utilization in
industrial plants where there is presence of high
voltage and current.
The Safety Responsible in charge during the
erection, commissioning, and operation of this
equipment, must assure that:
The utilized personnel are qualified for the job
The personnel have taken good note of the
operative instructions and of the specific
documentation related to the equipment on
which he is working, and that these instructions
are available on the job site
Any intervention on the equipment covered by
this Manual done by non-qualified personnel is
strictly forbidden
REMARK: For “qualified personnel” (see for
example the Standard IEC 60364) must be
intended workers that, owing to their technical
instruction degree, to their specific experience,
to the received instructions and to their
knowledge of:
General technical rules
Specific technical rules regarding the job
and the installations on sites where there
is an explosion risk
General Regulations regarding the safety
at work and the accidents’ prevention
have been authorized by the Safety
Responsible to carry out interventions on
the equipment related to this Manual and
are able to recognize and to avoid the
potential dangers connected to these
operations
It is even advisable that these workers would
know the basic first aid rules and is informed
about the location of the local first aid stations.
Refer to paragraph 1.4 for more details.
1.2
DOCUMENTATION
1.2.1
MANUAL UTILIZATION
We recommend reading thoroughly and carefully this
Manual. The Manual contains:
General information and safety rules
Specific technical information’s of the machine
Maintenance and checking instructions
Assembly and disassembly instructions
The technical information contains the principal
points related to the motors’ structure and main
components and to their commissioning and
operation.
The maintenance and checking procedures are
based on “check lists” and “troubleshooting sheets”,
whose purpose is to help the utilizer during the
scheduled inspections and in case of fault.
The assembling and disassembling instructions give
the advised operations sequences for opening and
reclosing the motors during the general maintenance
operations and in case of repair interventions.
The Manual is a general-purpose document, whose
content is applicable to the more common variants of
the motors. In any case it has to be utilized together
with the specific documentation of the motor under
subject.