CAUTION
Danger of burns on hot surfaces
In the event of a fault, the surface temperature of the vacuum pump can increase to above 105°C.
► Allow the vacuum pump to cool down before carrying out any work.
► Wear personal protective equipment.
► Install suitable touch protection if the vacuum pump is accessible to untrained persons.
Risks during disposal
WARNING
Health hazard through poisoning from toxic contaminated components or devices
Toxic process media result in contamination of devices or parts of them. During maintenance work,
there is a risk to health from contact with these poisonous substances. Illegal disposal of toxic sub-
stances causes environmental damage.
► Take suitable safety precautions and prevent health hazards or environmental pollution by toxic
process media.
► Decontaminate affected parts before carrying out maintenance work.
► Wear protective equipment.
2.3 Safety precautions
Duty to provide information on potential dangers
The product holder or user is obliged to make all operating personnel aware of dangers
posed by this product.
Every person who is involved in the installation, operation or maintenance of the product
must read, understand and adhere to the safety-related parts of this document.
Infringement of conformity due to modifications to the product
The Declaration of Conformity from the manufacturer is no longer valid if the operator
changes the original product or installs additional equipment.
● Following the installation into a system, the operator is required to check and re-evalu-
ate the conformity of the overall system in the context of the relevant European Direc-
tives, before commissioning that system.
General safety precautions
► Prevent process gases and their reaction and ancillary products that are harmful to health and the
environmental from escaping, or dispose of these according to the applicable regulations.
► Avoid contact with process gases that are harmful to health and if required, wear personal protec-
tive clothing.
► Check the media compatibility of parts carrying media.
► Observe all applicable safety and accident prevention regulations.
► Check that all safety measures are observed at regular intervals.
► Do not expose body parts to the vacuum.
► Never disconnect plug connections during operation.
► Never fill or operate the unit with cleaning agents or cleaning agent residues.
► Do not carry out your own conversions or modifications on the unit.
► Observe the unit protection degree prior to installation or operation in other environments.
► Provide suitable touch protection, if the surface temperature exceeds 70°C.
► Keep lines and cables away from hot surfaces.
► Before returning the vacuum pump, observe the notes in the chapter Service solutions.
Safety
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