Festo VOFA-B26-T52-M Series, Operating Instructions Manual

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Safety function according to ENISO13849
For th e prot ec t i v e mea s u r e s, th e c o n tro l b l o c k h a s c o n tro l t ec h n o l ogy fea t u r e s wi th
w h ic h a p e r f or mance le v el e can b e ac h ie v e d.
Th e c o n tro l b l o c k wa s d e v el op e d an d prod uce d acc ord in g to th e fun d amen t al an d
r elia b le s afe ty pr inci p le s o f E N IS O 138 4 9 − 2 .
Th e f o ll o win g r e q ui r emen ts a pp l y f or th e op e r a tor:
Sp ecifica t i o n s o n m o un t in g an d op e r a t in g c o n d i t i o n s in th e s e op e r a t in g
in str uc t i o n s mu st b e obs e rv e d.
For u s e in h i gh e r ca t e gor ie s (2 to 4), th e r e q ui r emen ts o f E N IS O 138 4 9
(e .g. CC F, D C ) mu st b e c o n s i d e r e d.
Th e so len o i d v al v e s mu st b e s wi t c h e d a t lea st o nce p e r wee k to en s u r e th e
in t en d e d u s e .
Th e fun d amen t al s afe ty pr inci p le s o f E N IS O 138 4 9 − 2 f or im p lemen t a t i o n an d
op e r a t i o n o f th e c o m po nen t mu st b e fulfille d. For ca t e gory 2 to 4, th e r elia b le
s afe ty pr inci p le s acc ord in g to E N IS O 138 4 9 − 2 f or im p lemen t a t i o n an d
op e r a t i o n o f th e c o m po nen t mu st b e fulfille d.
Wh en th i s prod uc t i s u s e d in mac h ine s or syst em s f or w h ic h th e sp ecific
C −st an d a rds a pp l y, th e r e q ui r emen ts name d th e r e mu st b e obs e rv e d.
Bef or e u s in g th e d e v ice , a r i sk e v alua t i o n in acc ord ance wi th E C mac h ine ry
d i r ec t i v e 2006 /4 2 /E C , a pp en d i x I, p a r a gr a ph 1 an d 1 . 1 . 2 i s nece ss a ry.
Th e u s e r i s i ts elf r e spo n s i b le f or c oord ina t in g all a pp lica b le s afe ty r e g ula t i o n s
an d r ule s wi th th e r e spo n s i b le st a t e a g enc y an d f or c o m p l y in g wi th th em .