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A.0500.601 – Atex IM -TG G/H/MAG/SRT/08.00 EN (01/2021)
1.0 General
1.1 Symbol
The following symbol is used to indicate special instructions concerning explosion
protection:
1.2 Safety Information
This manual covers the main issues concerning explosion protection and must be used
together with the general Instruction Manual for TopGear pumps, called hereafter ‘IM’ and
the manuals of other equipment such as gear and motor drives. For explosion protection
safety it is imperative that the pump set must be protected from all unauthorised operation
and unnecessary wear.
Explosive gas mixtures or concentrations of dust, in conjunction with hot, live and moving
parts on pump, gear and motor unit, can lead to severe or fatal personal injuries.
Installation, connection, start-up, maintenance and repair work may only be performed by
qualified personnel while taking in account:
• these specific instructions, together with all other instructions for the installed
equipment and installation;
• warning and information signs on the equipment;
• the specific regulations and requirements for the system in which the pump unit
will operate (current valid national and regional regulations).
1.3 Responsibility for ATEX 114 certification – extent of delivery
SPX will be held responsibile only for delivered materials and equipment selected
according to the operating conditions data, based on information supplied by the customer
or the end user and stated in the order confirmation. When in doubt contact your supplier.
In the event SPX delivers a pump with bare shaft, the explosion protection certification
marking on the pump nameplate refers exclusively to the pump part. All other assembled
equipment should have a minimum level of protection as required by the area classification
(zone) in which the equipment is installed. The complete unit must be certified separately
by the manufacturer and must have a separate nameplate supplied by the manufacturer.
In the event SPX delivers a complete unit, the explosion protection certification, and
marking on the nameplate attached to the base plate or to the pump frame, will refer to that
specific unit.
