EB 3131 EN
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Decommissioning and removal
9 Decommissioning and
removal
Risk of bursting in pressure equipment.
Regulators and pipelines are pressure equip-
ment. Improper opening can lead to bursting
of the valve.
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Before starting any work on the regulator,
depressurize all plant sections affected as
well as the control line.
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Drain the process medium from all the
plant sections affected as well as the regu-
lator.
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Wear personal protective equipment.
Risk of personal injury due to residual pro-
cess medium in the regulator and control
line.
While working on the regulator and control
line, residual process medium can escape
and, depending on its properties, may lead
to personal injury, e.g. (chemical) burns.
Wear protective clothing, safety gloves and
eye protection.
DANGER
!
WARNING
!
Risk of burn injuries due to hot or cold com-
ponents and pipeline.
Regulator components and the pipeline may
become very hot or cold. Risk of burn inju-
ries.
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Allow components and pipelines to cool
down or warm up to the ambient tempera-
ture.
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Wear protective clothing and safety gloves.
WARNING
!
