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GOVERNORS NOR
TH AMERICA
LOW PRESSURE GAS REGULATOR
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SAFETY
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REV. A
US
Operation, maintenance and warning manual
3 - SAFETY
3.1 - GENERAL SAFETY WARNINGS
The equipment described in this manual is:
• a device subject to pressure in pressurized systems;
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normally included in systems transporting flammable gases (for example: natural gas).
If the gas used is a combustible gas, the area where the equipment is installed is called a "danger zone"
because there are residual risks of the formation of potentially explosive atmospheres.
In and around "danger zones" it is absolutely:
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necessary there are no effective ignition sources present;
• prohibited to smoke.
Authorized operators shall not perform operations or interventions on their own initiative that are not with
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in their competence.
Never work on the equipment:
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Under the influence of exciting substances such as, for example, alcohol;
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In the case of using drugs that can lengthen reaction time.
The employer must train and inform operators on how to behave during operations and what equipment to
use.
Before installation, commissioning or maintenance, operators must:
• Take note of the safety regulations applicable to the installation site where they are to operate;
• Obtain, when required, the necessary authorizations to operate;
• Equip themselves with the necessary personal protective equipment required in the procedures described in this
manual:
• Ensure that the area in which they are to work is equipped with the required collective protections and necessary
safety signs.
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