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1 For your safety
VEGAPULS 61 • Profibus PA
47106-EN-161104
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Manholes and flanges on the vessel must be closed and sealed to
avoid penetration of the radar signal
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The instrument should be preferably mounted on top of the vessel
with antenna orientation downward
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The instrument must only be installed and maintained by appropri-
ately qualified staff
For operation outside of closed vessels, the following conditions must
be fulfilled:
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The installation must be carried out by trained qualified personnel
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The instrument must be stationary mounted and the antenna
directed vertically downward
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The mounting location must be at least 4 km away from radio
astronomy stations, unless special permission was granted by the
responsible national approval authority
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When installed within 4 to 40 km of a radio astronomy station,
the instrument must not be mounted higher than 15 m above the
ground.
You can find a list of the respective radio astronomy stations in chap-
ter "
Supplement
".
1.8 Environmental instructions
Protection of the environment is one of our most important duties.
That is why we have introduced an environment management system
with the goal of continuously improving company environmental pro-
tection. The environment management system is certified according
to DIN EN ISO 14001.
Please help us fulfil this obligation by observing the environmental
instructions in this manual:
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Chapter "
Packaging, transport and storage
"
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Chapter "
Disposal
"
