REXROTH RD 500 Series, Applications Manual

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RD 500 RD51 Safety Instructions for Electric Servo Drives and Controls
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1.4 General information
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Bosch Rexroth is not liable for damages resulting from failure to ob-
serve the warnings given in these documentation.
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Read all of the operating, maintenance and safety instructions in your
language before starting up the machine. If you find that due to a
translation error you can not completely understand the documentation
for your product, please ask your supplier to clarify.
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Proper and correct transport, storage, assembly and installation as
well as care in operation and maintenance are prerequisites for opti-
mal and safe operation of this equipment.
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Trained and qualified personnel in electrical equipment:
Only trained and qualified personnel may work on this equipment or in
its proximity. Personnel are qualified if they have sufficient knowledge
of the assembly, installation and operation of the product as well as an
understanding of all warnings and precautionary measures noted in
these instructions.
Furthermore, they should be trained, instructed and qualified to switch
electrical circuits and equipment on and off, to ground them and to
mark them according to the requirements of safe work practices and
common sense. They must have adequate safety equipment and be
trained in first aid.
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Only use spare parts and accessories approved by the manufacturer.
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Follow all safety regulations and requirements for the specific applica-
tion as practiced in the country of use.
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The equipment is designed for installation on commercial machinery.
European countries: see directive 89/392/EC (Machinery Directive)
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The ambient conditions specified in the product documentation must
be observed.
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Use only safety features that are clearly and explicitly approved in the
Project Planning manual.
For example, the following areas of use are not allowed: Cranes and
hoisting equipment, elevators used for people or freight, devices and
vehicles to transport people, medical applications, refinery plants, the
transport of hazardous goods, radioactive or nuclear applications, ap-
plications sensitive to high frequency, mining, control of protection
equipment (also in a machine).
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Start-up is only permitted once it is ensured that the machine, in which
the product is installed, complies with the requirements of national
safety regulations and safety specifications of the application.
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Operation is only permitted if the national EMC regulations for the ap-
plication are met.
The machine builder is responsible for compliance with the limiting
values as prescribed in the national regulations and specific EMC
regulations for the application.