Safety
B125 06/16 Rev.1
TOPAS E350V-E600V
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Safety
3.1
General
The TOPAS rotary vane vacuum pump that are reliably designed, manufactured
and tested based on the latest state of the art have left the factory in perfect
condition. Nevertheless, the machinery may cause risks to people and material
objects when it is operated improperly.
The instructions must therefore be read in full and the safety instructions must be
followed.
Information attached directly to the machine must be respected and maintained
in a legible condition. This applies to:
Identifiers of connections
Data and motor data plate
Information and warning signs
In the event of use that deviates from the proper and intended use, all liability
and warranty will be rejected by the company briwatec GmbH.
3.2
Description of safety instructions
Safety instructions refer to specific hazards. They are marked by symbols in this
manual.
There are four principles that must be considered in the design of safety infor-
mation:
Severity of the risk (signal word)
Type and source of danger (description)
Result of failure to comply
Prevention (measures to prevent the hazard)
The appropriate warning sign is used to mark the area of risk.
Example structure of a safety warning:
DANGER!
Description of the nature and source of the danger!
Description of the consequences of ignoring the danger.
Measures and instructions to avoid danger.
3.3
General safety advice
The following general safety precautions are applied according to the nature of
the hazard:
DANGER!
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which leads to death
or serious injury if not avoided.
