Argus Ball Valve EK, FK and HK Operating Manual – BA1000 EN
2 Safety Information
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Transportation
Risk of injury due to improperly performed transportation!
Improperly performed transportation may cause severe injury or death.
Only deploy qualified personnel with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
and suitable work tools. See Section 2.2 to 2.4.
Ensure that unauthorized persons do not have any access to the Argus Ball Valve.
Secure the Argus Ball Valve against twisting and tipping over.
Correctly attach the Argus Ball Valve.
If an actuator is present, never lift the complete unit with the lifting gear only attached
to the actuator.
Use protective packaging materials to protect the Argus Ball Valve from damage
during transport.
Observe all load-handling regulations.
Risk of property damage due to improperly performed transportation!
Improperly performed transportation may cause property damage.
Only deploy qualified personnel with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
and suitable work tools. See Section 2.2 to 2.4.
Ensure that unauthorized persons do not have any access to the Argus Ball Valve.
Secure the Argus Ball Valve against twisting and tipping over.
Correctly attach the Argus Ball Valve.
If an actuator is present, never lift the complete unit with the lifting gear only attached
to the actuator!
Use protective packaging materials to protect the Argus Ball Valve from damage
during transport.
Observe all load-handling regulations.
2.2
Responsibility of the Operating Company
Argus Ball Valves are often installed as safety-relevant components in industrial plants and
piping systems. The operating company is responsible for the intended use/operation of the
Argus Ball Valve and all necessary work within the ball valve life cycle and enforces all
required preventive safety measures to protect all personnel and the environment.
The operating company is responsible for implementing the following preventive safety
measures:
All applicable laws, technical safety requirements/standards, regulations for the
prevention of accidents and the protection of the environment as well as operating
provisions are to be observed and enforced.
Proper use of the Argus Ball Valve must be ensured.
