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Operator liability
The operators must strictly observe the applicable national
regulations with regard to installation, function tests, repairs,
and maintenance of electrical devices.
Qualified personnel
Installation, commissioning, and maintenance of the device
may only be performed by trained specialist personnel who
have been authorized by the plant operator. The specialist
personnel must have read and understood this safety manual
and comply with its instructions.
Returning devices
Use the original packaging or suitably secure shipping package
if you need to return the device for repair.
According to EU guidelines and other local laws for hazardous
materials, the owner of hazardous waste is responsible for its
disposal. The owner must observe the proper regulations for
shipping purposes. All devices sent back to ABB must be free
from any hazardous materials (acids, alkalis, solvents, etc.).
Disposal
ABB actively promotes environmental awareness and has an
operational management system that meets the requirements
of EN ISO 9001:2015, EN ISO 14001:2015 and EN ISO 18001:2015.
Our products and solutions are intended to have minimum
impact on the environment and people during manufacturing,
storage, transport, use and disposal. This includes the
environmentally friendly use of natural resources. ABB conducts
an open dialog with the public through its publications. This
product/solution is manufactured from materials that can be
reused by specialist recycling companies.
Information on WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU
(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
This product or solution is subject to the WEEE Directive
2012/19/EU or corresponding national laws. Starting from
August 15th 2018, electrical and electronic equipment marked
with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol may not be disposed
as unsorted municipal waste. Waste of electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE) shall be treated separately using the
national collection framework available to customers for the
return, recycling and treatment of WEEE.
Transport and storage
After unpacking the field indicator, check the device for
transport damage. Check the packaging material for
accessories. During intermediate storage or transport, store
the field indicator in the original packaging only.
For information on permissible ambient conditions for storage
and transport, see “Technical data”. Although there is no limit
on the duration of storage, the warranty conditions stipulated
on the order acknowledgment from the supplier still apply.
Safety information for electrical installation
Electrical connections may only be established by authorized
specialist personnel in accordance with the electrical circuit
diagrams. The electrical connection information in the manual
must be observed; otherwise, the applicable protection type
may be affected. Ground the measurement system according
to requirements.
Safety information for inspection and
maintenance
There is no EMC protection or protection against accidental
contact when the housing cover is open. There are electric
circuits within the housing which are dangerous if touched.
Therefore, the auxiliary power must be switched off before
opening the housing cover.
Corrective maintenance work may only be performed
by trained personnel.
• Before removing the device, remove power supply.
• Check whether hazardous materials have been used in the
surroundings before opening the device. Residual
amounts of hazardous substances may still be present in
the device and could escape when the device is opened.
• Within the scope of operator responsibility, check the
measurement-related function as part of a regular
inspection.
Cyber security
Disclaimer
This product is designed to be connected to and to
communicate information and data via a network interface. It is
operator’s sole responsibility to provide and continuously
ensure a secure connection between the product and your
network or any other network (as the case may be). Operator
shall establish and maintain any appropriate measures (such as
but not limited to the installation of firewalls, application of
authentication measures, encryption of data, installation of
anti-virus programs, etc) to protect the product, the network,
its system and the interface against any kind of security
breaches, unauthorized access, interference, intrusion, leakage
and/or theft of data or information.
ABB and its affiliates are not liable for damages and/or losses
related to such security breaches, any unauthorized access,
interference, intrusion, leakage and/or theft of data or
information.
Communication protocol specific
The FOUNDATION Fieldbus protocol is an unsecured protocol,
such as the intended application should be assessed to ensure
that these protocols are suitable before implementation.
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