Safety
Owner's obligation of care
7160-9001-560
01. December 2020
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Safety
2.1
Use for the intended purpose
The product described has been designed for use in agricultural (mainly milk
producing) environments.
The VP8002 control unit is designed to control the following processes on a dairy
farm:
● Animal identification in the milking parlour
● Animal segregation (AutoSelect - Ethernet)
● System zur Heat detection and health monitoring (CowScout)
● Process control of the DairyNetBox herd management system
Applications which are not listed here are not part of the intended use and are
therefore considered as improper use.
The manufacturer/supplier is not liable for any resulting damage. The user alone
bears the risk.
Use for the intended purpose also includes reading the instructions and observing
the inspection and maintenance conditions.
● We would specifically like to point out that parts or accessories not supplied by
ourselves and setting instructions not provided by GEA Houle are not checked
or released by us either.
● The installation or use of products from other manufacturers may affect the
specified properties of the original parts and lead to injury to persons and
animals.
● The manufacturer does not accept any liability for injury to persons or animals,
or damage to the product, caused by the use of products from other
manufacturers.
2.2
Owner's obligation of care
The product has been designed and constructed taking account of a potential risk
analysis and after careful selection of the compliant harmonized standards and
other technical specifications. It therefore ensures a maximum level of safety.
This safety can only be achieved in practice on the farm, however, if all the
necessary measures have been taken. It is part of the owner's duty of care to plan
these measures and check that they are carried out.
(producing appropriate operating instructions for example)
The owner must ensure the following:
● A complete, legible copy of the manual must always be available at the place
where the product is installed.
● All persons who work with the product must be able to consult the manual at all
times.
● The instructions in the section ”General safety instructions and dangers” must
be followed.
● The legal requirements are observed.
● The product may only be used for its intended purpose.
● The product may only be used if it is in perfect working condition. The safety
equipment, in particular, must be checked regularly to ensure it is working
properly.
