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2 For your safety
VEGASOURCE 86 • Source holder
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The operating company must appoint a radiation safety officer with
the necessary expert knowledge. He is responsible for ensuring that
the radiation protection ordinance is complied with and for implement-
ing all radiation protection measures.
You can also find certified course providers on the homepage of the
Federal Office for Radiation Protection: www.bfs.de .
Control areas are areas in which the local dose rate exceeds a certain
value. Only persons who undergo official dose monitoring are allowed
into these control areas. You can find the respectively valid limit values
for control areas in the radiation protection ordinance.
We are at your disposal for further information concerning radiation
protection and regulations in other countries.
2.2 Appropriate use
When in operating mode, the source container VEGASOURCE 86
described in this document contains a radiactive source for radio-
metric level, interface and switching measurement as well as mass
flow detection. The source container shields the radiation off from the
surroundings and only allows it to exit, practically unhindered, in the
direction of measurement.
To ensure the shielding effect and exclude damage to the radioactive
source, all instructions in this operating instructions manual and the
legal radiation protection regulations must be observed during instal-
lation and operation.
Operational reliability is ensured only if the instrument is used prop-
erly. We are not liable for damages caused by improper use.
You can find detailed information about the area of application in
chapter " Product description ".
2.3 Warning about incorrect use
Inappropriate or incorrect use of this instrument can give rise to
hazards, e.g. risk to persons through exposure to gamma radiation.
Damage to property and persons or environmental contamination can
result. Also, the protective characteristics of the instrument can be
impaired.
Take note of the respective safety instructions.
2.4 General safety instructions
This is a state-of-the-art instrument complying with all prevailing
regulations and directives. The instrument must only be operated in
a technically flawless and reliable condition. The operating company
is responsible for the trouble-free operation of the instrument. When
measuring aggressive or corrosive media that can cause a danger-
ous situation if the instrument malfunctions, the operating company
has to implement suitable measures to make sure the instrument is
functioning properly.
During the entire duration of use, the operating company is obliged
to determine the compliance of the necessary occupational safety
Radiation safety officer
Control area