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General safety and design considerations
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1.1.2.1 Safeguarding can be achieved by:
• Location
Location of all hazardous areas away from areas occupied by
personnel, wherever possible
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• Guards
Mechanical barriers preventing entry into hazardous areas or
protecting against falling objects.
• Control devices
Machine controls which prevent the interruption of hazardous
operations/conditions.
Warning: Instructions, warning labels, or sound/light signals which alert to
hazardous conditions.
Safeguarding should be designed to minimize discomfort or difficulties to
the operator. Bypassing or overriding the safeguarding during operation
should be difficult.
Warning labels etc. should only be used when all other means of safe-
guarding will impair the function of the installation or are not cost effective.
The degree of safeguarding required should be identified during the imple-
mentation of the essential safety requirements during the design process.
1.1.3 Special considerations
When correctly applied, the FlexLink components are safe to use and
maintain. It is however necessary for those responsible for design, instal-
lation, operation and maintenance of the FlexLink installation to be aware
of certain areas where special attention is required.
1.1.3.1 All drive units with slip clutch
• Before adjusting the slip clutch it is necessary to remove all ob-
jects from the chain to remove any remaining chain tension.
• Adjustment should be conducted in accordance with the mainte-
nance procedures.
• All drive units, except the direct drive units, are fitted with trans-
mission chain covers. These covers must be fitted before the unit
is operated.
NB: The slip clutch is not a personnel safety device, but a device to protect
the conveyor equipment.