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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.
1.3 Safety instructions
WARNING • Refrigerating compressors are pressurised machines and there-
forerequireparticularcautionandcareinhandling.
• 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,reandopenamearestrictlyprohibited!Mobiletele-
phones must be switched off!
• Strongly charge-generating processes must be excluded within 2
meters. The contact of rapidly moving particles with the surface
of the compressor must be avoided with certainty (e.g. pneumati-
cally moved dust, owing uids, direct ventilation, belt drives,
brushes, foils, etc.).
• Perform installation work only if no damage, leaks and/or appear-
ances of corrosion can be recognized.