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Document Ref 942175-001 Rev 3
TQM for Fuel Dispensers
Component Technical Manual
SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR WORKING IN HAZARDOUS AREAS
The following safety equipment is required for working in hazardous areas:-
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Only spark free tools are permitted for work on dispensers.
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Work on bearings is only permitted using the standard workshop tools authorised
for this kind of work.
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The use of all electrical tools is strictly prohibited.
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Only the use of explosion protected work lights is permitted.
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The use of telecommunications equipment in hazardous areas is strictly prohibited.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The following safety instructions must be adhered to during installation and
maintenance procedures:-
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Inhalation of petrol vapour must be avoided. Suitable precautions must be taken
and where necessary respirators used.
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Avoid direct contact of fuel with the skin.
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Use suitable protective clothing, protective gloves and/or protective hand cream.
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Avoid fuel spills.
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No smoking, no naked flames are permitted.
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Long hair and ties can get caught in moving parts. Hair must be suitably covered.
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Standards & Certificates
The TQM is a measurement transducer for use in a measuring instrument for liquids other
than water. As such it is tested and certified in conformity with the requirements of all the
applicable European Directives (Machinery 2006/42/EC; EMC 89/336/EEC; ATEX 94/9/
EC).
The TQM, MID cert TC7188 fulfills the requirements as mentioned in Annex 1 and Annex
MI-005 of the Directive 2004/22/EC.
The TQM with the pulser MP-T1(CW), MPE or MPL is constructed for use in fuel dispensers
in a Zone 1 area. All components used within the TQM are selected in accordance with the
European Standard EN BS 60079-0 (Electrical Apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres)
and the supplementary Standards listed therein.
TQM metering units are incorporated into Tokheim fuel dispensers which conform to the
essential requirements of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC.
The production and end test is controlled through the Quality Assurance systems within
the Tokheim Manufacturing Centres, and has received Quality Assurance Notification
from a Notified Body.
No modification to the component may be performed without express permission from
Tokheim and must always use original components or Tokheim retrofit kits. Failure to
comply with the above will invalidate product conformance with the relevant European
Directives and Tokheim will no longer accept product liability.
