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1.3 Safety instructions
1|Safety
TheGEArefrigeratingcompressorsnamedinthetitleareintendedforinstallationinmachinesthat
weresetupinareasfallingundertheEUExplosionProtectionDirective1999/92/EC(operatordirec-
tive).IntheEuropeanUnion,electricalaswellasmechanicaldevicesoperatedinexplosiveatmos-
pheresmustfulfilwhatareknownasATEX (ATmospheresEXplosibles)conditions.
Thecompressorsarespeciallydesignedforthecategoryshownonthenameplateinaccordancewith
theATEXdirectiveandmayonlybeusedinconformitywiththeconditionsspecifiedanddocumented
intheset-uparea(explosionprotectiondocument).Usersafetyistakenintoaccountasaparticular
focusofdesign.Butitispermissibletostartupthecompressoronlyifitwasinstalledinaccordance
withtheseinstructionsandtheentiresystemintowhichitisintegratedhasbeeninspectedinaccor-
dancewithlegalregulationsandapproved.
ThedeclarationsandremarksbyGEAcanonlyrefertotheproductitself.Weassumethattheappli-
cableregulations,standardsandtechnicalrulesarefollowedininstallationandduringoperation.The
plantconstructor/operatormustevaluatetheinteractionswithotherdevicesandcomponentsofthe
systemandwiththeenvironment,especiallyregardingpotentialignitionsources.
WARNING • Refrigerating compressors are pressurised machines and there-
fore require particular caution and care in handling.
• Risk of burns! Depending on the operating conditions, surface
temperatures of over 60 °C on the pressure side or below 0 °C on
the suction side can be reached.
• The maximum permissible overpressure must not be exceeded,
even for testing purposes.
• The compressor may be operated only if it is free of defects!
• No work may be performed when an explosive atmosphere is
present!
• Smoking, re and open ame are strictly prohibited! Mobile tele-
phones must be switched off!
• Strongly charge-generating processes must be excluded within
2 meters. The contact of rapidly moving particles with the sur-
face of the compressor must be avoided with certainty (e.g.
pneumatically moved dust, owing uids, direct ventilation, belt
drives, brushes, foils, etc.).
• Perform installation work only if no damage, leaks and/or
appearances of corrosion can be recognized.