Fundamental safety instructions
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Any involvement with the radial fan presupposes certain
minimum levels of knowledge. Only qualified persons may
perform work on the fan.
Additionally, each qualified person must be granted
respective authorisation by the person responsible for the
plant prior to commencing work.
Qualified persons in terms of the § 2, clause 7 German
Health and Safety at Work Regulations (“Betriebssicherheits-
verordnung BetrSichV”) is personnel that due to professional
training, work experience and their current occupational
activity has the necessary expert knowledge for testing the
working devices.
Qualified persons performing work on the fan must also
possess adequate knowledge in the following areas:
- Regulations for the prevention of accidents
(e.g. German BG regulations)
- Safety regulations
- Directives and accepted engineering standards.
Furthermore, qualified persons must also fulfil the following
requirements:
- Ability to assess the work allocated to them with regard
to dangers
- Ability to identify and prevent possible hazards to
persons, as well as material damage to property and
harm to the environment
Work on the electrical components of the fan may only be
performed by trained electrical specialists. These electrical
specialists must also fulfil the requirements stipulated for
qualified persons.
3.2 Authorised personnel
3.2.1 Qualified persons
3.2.2 Electrical specialists
