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7 Test instructions
7 Test instructions
7.1
Pre-commissioning
tests
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The pre-commissioning test
serves to confirm compliance
with safety requirements
specified in the national/interna-
tional regulations, in particular
the Directives governing
machinery or equipment use
(EC Declaration of Conformity).
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Test of the efficacy of the safety
device on the machine in all
machine operating modes.
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The personnel operating the
machine protected by the safety
device must be instructed as to
its use by qualified personnel of
the machine operating company
supplier before beginning work.
The said instruction is the
responsibility of the machine
operating company supplier.
7.2 Regular checking of the
safety device by qualified
personnel
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Checks based on the applicable
national regulations at the
intervals specified therein. These
checks serve to reveal
modifications or manipulation of
the safety device since
commissioning.
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The checks must be carried out
every time major changes are
made to the machine or the
safety device, as well as after
resetting or repair work in the
event of damage to the housing,
the front screen, the connecting
cables, etc.
7.3 Daily checking of the
safety device by
authorised and
instructed personnel
Run the 30 mm test rod slowly
through the protective field at three
points:
1. Protective field limits/markings
close to the sender (access
opening)
2. Protective field limits/markings
close to the receiver
3. Protective field limits in the
middle between sender and
receiver.
In the process only the red LED on
the LGTE may light up.