O P E R AT I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S | Bulkscan®
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ON SAFETY
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On safety
This chapter concerns your own safety and the safety of the equipment operator.
Please read this chapter carefully before you begin working with the Bulkscan®.
2.1
Authorized personnel
The Bulkscan® must only be installed, commissioned, and serviced by adequately
qualified personnel.
Risk of damage!
Repair work on Bulkscan® may only be performed by qualified and authorized service
personnel from SICK AG.
The following qualifications are necessary for the various tasks:
Activities
Qualification
Mounting and mainte-
nance
Basic practical technical training
Knowledge of the current safety regulations in the workplace
Electrical installation
and replacement
Practical electrical training
Knowledge of current electrical safety regulations
Knowledge of the operation and control of the devices in their partic-
ular application (e.g., conveyor system)
Commissioning, opera-
tion, and configuration
Knowledge of the operation and control of the devices in their partic-
ular application (e.g., conveyor system)
Knowledge of the software and hardware¬ environment in the relat-
ed application
Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system used
Basic knowledge of data transmission
Tab. 1: Qualified safety personnel
2.2
Correct use
The Bulkscan® is a non-contact optical sensor for the measurement of volume, volume
flow rate, mass, mass flow rate, determining the center of gravity of bulk on conveyor
belts, monitoring of the bulk edges (only for Bulkscan® LMS511) and monitoring of the
conveyor belt edges (only for Bulkscan® LMS511).
It must only be used by authorized personnel and only in industrial environments.
In the event of any other usage or modification to the Bulkscan®, e.g., due to opening
the housing during mounting and electrical installation, or to the SICK software, any
claims against SICK AG under the warranty will be rendered void.
The Bulkscan® must only be operated in the specified ambient temperature range
(see "11.1 Bulkscan® LMS511 data sheet“ on page 80) or (see "11.2 Bulkscan®
LMS111 data sheet“ on page 82).
2.3
General safety notes and protective measures
Safety notes!
Observe the following to ensure the correct and safe use of the Bulkscan®.
• The notes in these operating instructions (e.g., regarding the use, mounting, installa-
tion or integration into the machine controller) must be observed.
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