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2 | Additional safety instructions
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2.3 Target groups and personnel requirements
These operating instructions are intended for:
• The operator of the system in which the fan is installed.
• The qualified personnel who carry out work on the fan during its various life
cycle phases, from installation to disposal.
The duties and personnel requirements for these target groups are described
next.
Requirements for staying and working in potentially explosive
atmospheres
• Appropriate ATEX training/qualification required.
• Wear special personal protective equipment
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• Only use certified non-sparking equipment and tools in the explosion protec-
tion area.
2.3.1 Operator
The operator is the person who operates the fan for commercial or economic
purposes or who allows a third party to use it and who assumes legal liability
during its operation.
The operator has the following duties:
For fan operation in potentially explosive atmospheres:
The classification and documentation of zones or definition of the equipment
category in the system/installation.
Operate the fan only in zones for which the fan is approved.
• Comply with the minimum safety and health protection regulations for the
use of work equipment and performance of activities on the fan.
• Keep current on national and local occupational safety and health regula-
tions.
• Prepare Safety Data Sheets when the conveyed medium contains explosive
and/or hazardous substances.
• Identify via risk assessment all additional dangers that arise due to special
working conditions at the fan installation location.
• Based on the risk assessment, derive, define, and implement for quali-
fied personnel the appropriate protective measures and operating in-
structions for safe maintenance and other activities.
• Adapt these operating instructions to current applicable standards and
regulations at the time of operation.
• Ensure that the fan is always in a technically sound condition under obser-
vance of the maintenance intervals per these operating instructions.
• Initiate and verify that the function and integrity of all fan safeguards are
checked regularly.
• Ensure that all manufacturer’s regulations are observed upon retrofitting of
safeguards.