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1.Safety
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1.
Safety
1.1.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR START-UP
This Annex to the instruction manual, together with the manual, contains the basic indications to be fulfilled
during installation, operation, and maintenance. Consequently, it is essential that before installation, the
installer and technical personnel responsible for the plant read this Annex to the instruction manual and it
must remain permanently available in the proximity of the corresponding pump or installation.
Not only should the safety instructions indicated in this chapter be observed and fulfilled, but also the special
measures and recommendations included in the other chapters of this manual.
1.2.
SAFETY
1.2.1.
Warning symbols
The safety instructions in this Annex are expressed using the symbols indicated below. Non-fulfilment of
these instructions could endanger the staff, the machine, and the operation of the machine:
This sign will identify all the safety instructions given in this Annex that relate to
the danger of forming an explosive atmosphere and creating sources of
combustion in potentially explosive atmospheres, whereby failure to comply with
those instructions may threaten your safety.
1.3.
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1.3.1.
During the installation
In order to reduce the risk of static electricity, the equipment must be earthed to
ensure electrical continuity between the pipes and the pump.
1.3.2.
During operation
The limits of the operating conditions in explosive atmospheres must not be
exceeded.
This pump was selected according to the operating conditions specified by the
user. Therefore, INOXPA disclaims liability for any damage caused by use of the
pump in conditions other than those stated in the order.
1.3.3.
During maintenance
¡Danger! Important indications regarding protection from explosions.
An explosive atmosphere may be created during disassembly of the pump.
Therefore, permits to work must be issued and these jobs must only be done by
qualified or trained personnel.
1.3.4.
Compliance with the instructions
Not following the instructions may impose a risk for the operators, the environment and the machine, and
may result in the loss of the right to claim damages.
