General safety guidelines
2 General safety guidelines
2.1 Intended use
In all cases, it is necessary to observe and comply with applicable national and international standards, regulations
and safety measures!
The B&R products described in this manual are intended for use in industry and industrial applications.
The intended use includes control, operation, monitoring, drive and HMI tasks as part of automation processes
in machines and systems.
B&R products are only permitted to be used in their original condition. Modifications and extensions are only per-
mitted if they are described in this manual.
B&R excludes liability for damage of any kind resulting from the use of B&R products in any intended way.
B&R products have not been designed, developed and manufactured for use that involves fatal risks or hazards
that could result in death, injury, serious physical harm or other loss without the assurance of exceptionally stringent
safety precautions.
B&R products are explicitly not intended for use in the following applications:
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Monitoring and control of thermonuclear processes
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Weapon systems control
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Flight and traffic control systems for passenger and freight transport
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Health monitoring and life support systems
The B&R products described in this manual are designed as "open equipment" (EN 61131-2) and "open type
equipment" (UL). They are therefore designated for installation in an enclosed control cabinet.
2.2 Protection against electrostatic discharge
Electrical assemblies that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD) must be handled accordingly.
2.2.1 Packaging
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Electrical assemblies with housing:
Do not require special ESD packaging but must be handled properly (see "Electrical assemblies with hous-
ing").
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Electrical assemblies without housing:
Are protected by ESD-suitable packaging.
2.2.2 Regulations for proper ESD handling
Electrical assemblies with housing
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Do not touch the connector contacts of connected cables.
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Do not touch the contact tips on circuit boards.
Electrical assemblies without housing
The following applies in addition to "Electrical assemblies with housing":
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All persons handling electrical assemblies and devices in which electrical assemblies are installed must
be grounded.
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Assemblies are only permitted to be touched on the narrow sides or front plate.
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