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Predictable misuse
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Various steps within product lifecycle
(assembly, commissioning/delivery, set up, regular
operation, cleaning, maintenance & servicing, appropriate disposal)
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Operator’s skills, experience and knowledge
Operator, maintenance personnel in terms of training, experience, skills
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Inexperienced/more vulnerable people
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Vulnerable groups (e.g. apprentices, pregnant women, volunteers, disabled perons with
health conditions)
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Collateral damages unrelated to the company (e.g. employees from other workplaces,
visitors etc.)
Space
boundaries
– Safety ranges/distances during movement/deployment
– Safety boundaries for people during installation and maintenance
– Material
supply/removal
– Working places / area
– Interfaces
Time related limits
– Limits of the service period of the whole machine or specific components
– Recommended inspection, maintenance and repair intervals
Environment-related
limits
– Environmental factors-related limits
e.g.
restrictions within specific environmental conditions (weathering, altitude, slope steepness)
– Energetic
limits
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Types of energy
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Interfaces
supply/discharge
– Material limits
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Interfaces
supply/discharge
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Starting materials, auxiliary operating materials, waste products
Information
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Interfaces
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Inputs and expenses
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Higher-level control circuits
