Personnel Qualification; Skilled Personnel; Special Hazards - WIKA TR10-L Manual De Instrucciones

2. Safety

2.2 Personnel qualification

WARNING!
Risk of injury should qualification be insufficient!
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Improper handling can result in considerable injury and damage to equipment.
The activities described in these operating instructions may only be carried
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out by skilled personnel who have the qualifications described below.
Keep unqualified personnel away from hazardous areas.
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Skilled personnel

Skilled personnel are understood to be personnel who, based on their technical training,
knowledge of measurement and control technology and on their experience and knowledge
of country-specific regulations, current standards and directives, are capable of carrying out
the work described and independently recognising potential hazards.
Special operating conditions require further appropriate knowledge, e.g. of aggressive
media.

2.3 Special hazards

WARNING!
Observe the information given in the applicable type examination certificate and
the relevant country-specific regulations for installation and use in hazardous
areas (e.g. IEC 60079-14, NEC, CEC). Non-observance can result in serious
injury and/or damage to the equipment.
For further important safety instructions for instruments with ATEX approval, see
chapter 7 "Information on mounting and operation in hazardous areas".
WARNING!
For hazardous media such as oxygen, acetylene, flammable or toxic gases or
liquids, and refrigeration plants, compressors, etc., in addition to all standard
regulations, the appropriate existing codes or regulations must also be followed.
WARNING!
Protection from electrostatic discharge (ESD) required. The proper use of
grounded work surfaces and personal wrist straps is required when working with
exposed circuitry (printed circuit boards), in order to prevent static discharge
from damaging sensitive electronic components.
To ensure safe working on the instrument, the operating company must ensure
that suitable first-aid equipment is available and aid is provided whenever
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required.
that the operating personnel are regularly instructed in all topics regarding
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work safety, first aid and environmental protection and know the operating
instructions and, in particular, the safety instructions contained therein.
6 WIKA operating instructions models TR10-L, TC10-L (Ex d)