Safety-conscious working
Additionally to the safety instructions in this manual and the intended use, the following
safety regulations have to be considered:
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Accident prevention instructions, safety and operation regulations.
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Explosion protection directives.
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Safety regulations for the operation with hazardous material, effective norms and laws.
All persons who are assigned to work with the machine are obligated to:
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Pay always attention to the basic safety and accident preventing regulations,
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read always and follow the safety and warning notes in the operating instruction booklet.
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS FOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Use protective clothes – Protective clothes are necessary for diverse applications,
e.g.
protection against chemicals, heat and cold. Provide appropriate protective clothes
to your staff and identify this requirement by convincing signage.
Use eye protection – whether goggles, laser safety goggles or etc. – identify areas
where eye protection has to be used, by appropriate mandatory signs.
Use ear protection – Capsule hearing protectors or hearing protectors have to be
used for ear protection, depending on the sound intensity at the work place.
Provide appropriate ear protection and identify the obligation for using ear protection
by appropriate mandatory signs.
Use foot protection – Foot injuries by vehicles, objects, hot material or hazardous
substances can be avoided by appropriate protective shoes. Equip your staff with
appropriate protective shoes and identify those requirements properly.
Use hand protection – Identify convincingly the safety requirement "Use hand
protection" by a gloves sign, respectively a gloves symbol.
Use respiratory protection – Ensure that the specified protection equipment is
available and that it is used. Identify by mandatory signs, where and when
respiratory masks are required.
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OPERATOR'S OBLIGATIONS
AND FOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION