User guide

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Basic safety information
3. BASIC SAFETY INFORMATION
This safety information does not take into account:
• any contingencies or occurences that may arise during installation, use and maintenance of the devices.
• the local safety regulations for which the operating company is responsible including the staff in charge of
installation and maintenance.
Danger due to high pressure in the installation.
• Stop the circulation of fluid, cut off the pressure and drain the pipe before loosening the process connections.
Danger due to electrical voltage.
• Shut down the electrical power source of all the conductors and isolate it before carrying out work on the
system.
• Observe all applicable accident protection and safety regulations for electrical equipment.
Danger due to high temperatures of the fluid.
• Use safety gloves to handle the device.
• Stop the circulation of fluid and drain the pipe before loosening the process connections.
Danger due to the nature of the fluid.
• Respect the prevailing regulations on accident prevention and safety relating to the use of aggressive fluids.
Various dangerous situations
To avoid injury take care:
• not to use the device for the measurement of gas flow rates.
• not to use the device in explosive atmospheres.
• not to use the device in an environment incompatible with the materials it is made of.
• not to use fluid that is incompatible with the materials the device is made of.
• not to subject the device to mechanical loads (e.g. by placing objects on top of it or by using it as a step).
• not to make any external or internal modifications to the device.
• to prevent any unintentional power supply switch-on.
• to ensure that installation and maintenance work are carried out by qualified, authorised personnel in posses-
sion of the appropriate tools.
• to guarantee a defined or controlled restarting of the process, after a power supply interruption.
• to use the device only if in perfect working order and in compliance with the instructions provided in these
operating instructions.
• to observe the general technical rules when installing and using the device.
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