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S2M
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Additional safety precautions
The force transducers cannot (as passive transducers) implement any (safety‐relevant)
cutoffs. This requires additional components and constructive measures for which the
installer and operator of the plant is responsible.
In cases where a breakage or malfunction of the force transducer would cause injury to
persons or damage to equipment, the user must take appropriate additional safety pre­
cautions that meet at least the requirements of applicable safety and accident prevention
regulations (e.g. automatic emergency shutdown, overload protection, catch straps or
chains, or other fall protection).
The layout of the electronics conditioning the measurement signal should be such that
measurement signal failure does not cause damage.
General dangers of failing to follow the safety instructions
The force transducers are state‐of‐the‐art and reliable. There may be risks involved if the
transducers are mounted, sited, installed and operated inappropriately, or by untrained
personnel. Every person involved with siting, starting‐up, operating or repairing a force
transducer must have read and understood the mounting instructions and in particular
the technical safety instructions. The force transducers can be damaged or destroyed by
non‐designated use of the force transducer or by non‐compliance with the mounting and
operating instructions, these safety instructions or any other applicable safety regula­
tions (BG safety and accident prevention regulations) when using the force transducers.
Force transducers can break, particularly in the case of overloading. The breakage of a
force transducer can also cause damage to property or injury to persons in the vicinity of
the force transducer.
If force transducers are not used according to their designated use, or if the safety
instructions or specifications in the mounting and operating instructions are ignored, it is
also possible that the force transducer may fail or malfunction, with the result that per­
sons or property may be affected (due to the loads acting on or being monitored by the
force transducer).
The scope of supply and performance of the transducer covers only a small area of force
measurement technology, as measurements with (resistive) strain gauge sensors pre­
suppose the use of electronic signal conditioning. In addition, equipment planners,
installers and operators should plan, implement and respond to the safety engineering
considerations of force measurement technology in such a way as to minimize residual
dangers. On‐site regulations must be complied with at all times.
Conversions and modifications
The transducer must not be modified from the design or safety engineering point of view
except with our express agreement. Any modification shall exclude all liability on our part
for any damage resulting therefrom.