Product Manual

CA / CT SERIES CAP600
Page 3 of 30 REV B June 2012
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Safety Precautions
The owner, lessor or operator of any compressor unit manufactured by FS Curtis, Inc. is hereby warned that
failure to observe all safety precautions may result in serious injury of personnel and/or damage to property.
FS Curtis, Inc. neither states as fact, nor in any way implies that this list of safety precautions is an all-inclusive
list, the observance of which will prevent all damage to property or injury to personnel.
Every reasonable effort has been taken to ensure that complete and correct instructions have been included in
this manual. However, possible updates and changes may have occurred since this printing. FS Curtis, Inc.
reserves the right to change specifications, without incurring any obligation for equipment previously or
subsequently sold.
Compressors and/or units are assembled to comply with the customer’s purchase order and in compliance with
FS Curtis, Inc. specifications; alteration must not be made to the compressor or unit without FS Curtis’ written
approval.
DANGER!
Air used for breathing or food processing must meet O.S.H.A 29 C.F.R. 1910.134
o
r F.D.A. 21 C.F.R. 178.350 regulations. Failure to do so will cause severe injury
or death.
WARNING!
Compressors are precision high-speed mechanical equipment requiring caution
i
n operation to minimize hazard to property and personnel. Listed below are
some safety precautions that must be observed.
• Use of FS Curtis Compressors to transfer toxic, radioactive, flammable, or explosive
substances is prohibited.
• Do not install the compressor in an area where there is a risk of exposure to explosive
gases or combustible dusts, such as flours, starches, coke, coal dust, etc. or in close
proximity to corrosive substances.
• Release all air pressure from the system before working on the unit and red tag all
electrical control switches.
• Do not operate compressor on a shipping skid or any other unapproved mounting
surfaces.
• Do not by-pass motor over-current protection.
• Do not change the setting or in any way affect the operation of the safety valves.