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Safety Precautions
Allelectrical,mechanicalandrotatingmachineryconstituteapotentialhazard,particularlyforthosenot
familiarwithitsdesign,constructionandoperation.Accordingly,adequatesafeguards(includinguseof
protectiveenclosureswherenecessary)shouldbetakenwiththisequipmentbothtosafeguardthepublic
(includingminors)frominjuryandtopreventdamagetotheequipment,itsassociatedsystemandthe
premises.Ifthereisdoubtaboutsafeandproperrigging,installation,operationormaintenanceprocedures,
contacttheequipmentmanufacturerorhisrepresentativeforadvice.
Whenworkingonoperatingequipment,beawarethatsomepartsmayhaveanelevatedtemperature.Any
operationsonelevatedlevelhavetobeexecutedwithextracaretopreventaccidents.
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
Theoperation,maintenanceandrepairofthisequipmentshouldbeundertakenonlybypersonnelauthorizedandqualiedtodoso.All
suchpersonnelshouldbethoroughlyfamiliarwiththeequipment,theassociatedsystemsandcontrolsandtheproceduressetforthinthis
andotherrelevantmanuals.Propercare,proceduresandtoolsmustbeusedinhandling,lifting,installing,operatingandrepairingthis
equipmenttopreventpersonalinjuryand/orpropertydamage.
MECHANICAL SAFETY
MechanicalsafetyoftheequipmentisinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheEUmachinerydirective.
Dependinguponsiteconditionsitalsomaybenecessarytoinstallitemssuchasbottomscreens,ladders,safetycages,stairways,access
platforms,handrailsandtoeboardsforthesafetyandconvenienceoftheauthorizedserviceandmaintenancepersonnel.Atnotimethis
equipmentshouldbeoperatedwithoutallfanscreens,accesspanelsandaccessdoorsinplace.Whentheequipmentisoperatedwitha
variablefanspeedcontroldevice,stepsmustbetakentoavoidoperatingatorneartothefan’s«criticalspeed».
FormoreinformationconsultyourlocalBACBalticarerepresentative.(www.baltimoreaircoil.eu)
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
Eachfanandpumpmotorassociatedwiththisequipmentshouldbeinstalledwithalockabledisconnectswitchlocatedwithinsightofthe
equipment.Noserviceworkshouldbeperformedonornearthefans,motor,drivesorinsidetheequipmentunlessfanandpumpmotors,
heatersetc.areelectricallyisolated.
LIFTING
CAUTION
FAILURETOUSEDESIGNATEDLIFTINGPOINTSCANRESULTINADROPPEDLOADCAUSINGSEVEREINJURY,DEATHAND/
ORPROPERTYDAMAGE.LIFTSMUSTBEPERFORMEDBYQUALIFIEDRIGGERSFOLLOWINGBACPUBLISHEDRIGGING
INSTRUCTIONSANDGENERALLYACCEPTEDLIFTINGPRACTICES.THEUSEOFSUPPLEMENTALSAFETYSLINGSMAYALSOBE
REQUIREDIFTHELIFTCIRCUMSTANCESWARRANTITSUSE,ASDETERMINEDBYTHERIGGINGCONTRACTOR.
LOCATION
Allcoolingequipmentshouldbelocatedasfarawayaspossiblefromoccupiedareas,openwindowsorairintakestobuildings.
CAUTION
EACHUNITSHOULDBELOCATEDANDPOSITIONEDTOPREVENTTHEINTRODUCTIONOFDISCHARGEAIRINTOTHE
VENTILATIONSYSTEMSOFTHEBUILDINGONWHICHTHEUNITISLOCATEDORTHOSEOFADJACENTBUILDINGS.
FordetailedrecommendationsonBACequipmentlayout,pleaseseetheBACApplicationHandbookEUEdition,
theBACwebsite:www.baltimoreaircoil.euorcontactyourlocalBAC-BalticareRepresentative.
LOCAL REGULATIONS
Installationandoperationofcoolingequipmentmaybesubjectoflocalregulations,suchasestablishmentofriskanalysis.Ensure
regulatoryrequirementsareconsistentlymet.