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1. Safety information
Safe operation of these products can only be guaranteed if they are properly installed,
commissioned, used and maintained by qualied personnel (see Section 1.11) in compliance
with the operating instructions.
General installation and safety instructions for pipeline and plant construction, as well as the
proper use of tools and safety equipment must also be complied with.
1.1 Intended use
Referring to the Installation and Maintenance Instructions, name-plate and Technical Information
Sheet, check that the product is suitable for the intended use/application.
These products comply with the requirements of the European Pressure Equipment Directive
2014/68/EU (PED) falling within category 'SEP'. It should be noted that products within this category
are required by the Directive not to carry the mark.
Products intended for use in the Naval and Marine sectors are RINA, and M.M.I (Italian navy) approved.
i) The products have been specically designed for use on steam, compressed air and inert
industrial gases which are in Group 2 of the above mentioned Pressure Equipment Directive.
The products’ use on other uids may be possible but, if this is contemplated, Spirax Sarco
should be contacted to conrm the suitability of the product for the application being considered.
ii) Check material suitability, pressure and temperature and their maximum and minimum values.
If the maximum operating limits of the product are lower than those of the system in which
it is being tted, or if malfunction of the product could result in a dangerous overpressure or
overtemperature occurrence, ensure a safety device is included in the system to prevent such
over-limit situations.
iii) Determine the correct installation situation and direction of uid ow.
iv) Spirax Sarco products are not intended to withstand external stresses that may be induced
by any system to which they are tted. It is the responsibility of the installer to consider these
stresses and take adequate precautions to minimise them.
v) Remove protection covers from all connections and protective lm from all name-plates, where
appropriate, before installation on steam or other high temperature applications.
1.2 Access
Ensure safe access and if necessary a safe working platform (suitably guarded) before attempting
to work on the product. Arrange suitable lifting gear if required.
1.3 Lighting
Ensure adequate lighting, particularly where detailed or intricate work is required.
1.4 Hazardous liquids or gases in the pipeline
Consider what is in the pipeline or what may have been in the pipeline at some previous time.
Consider: ammable materials, substances hazardous to health, extremes of temperature.
1.5 Hazardous environment around the product
Consider: explosion risk areas, lack of oxygen (e.g. tanks, pits), dangerous gases, extremes of
temperature, hot surfaces, re hazard (e.g. during welding), excessive noise, moving machinery.
These products comply with the requirements of the European Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX) for the
use of equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres.
