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3. Safety aspects
Failure to respect safety or behavioural rules
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can produce hazardous situations for users
as well as damage to the machine and the
place where it is installed. The fan must only be used
if it is in perfect operating condition, by personnel who
are perfectly aware of the safety measures and possible
hazards, and in strict compliance with the instructions
given in this manual.
3.1 PERSONNEL REquIREMENTS
Equipment may only be used by personnel who know
and apply the specific requirements given in the user
and maintenance manual and the more general
instructions contained in various regulations for accident
prevention and applicable legislation regarding safety
in the workplace, as well as other European Community
directives incorporated by the member states into their
national legislation. Knowledge and understanding of
the manual and of the attached documents constitute an
indispensable tool for reducing hazards and promoting
the safety and health of workers.
Personnel training
All operators engaged in the use of the fan must have
received adequate information from the employer
relating to:
• risks to health and safety at work connected with the
use of the machine;
• first aid procedures, fire precautions and evacuation
of workplaces;
• devices provided for the safety of operators, and
residual risks generated by the machine.
In particular, the employer has the following duties:
• when assigning tasks to operators, to take into
account their capabilities in the interests of
safeguarding their health and safety;
• to provide adequate means of protection;
• to require compliance by individual operators with
the company rules and provisions regarding safety
and the use of the collective and individual protective
measures at their disposal;
• to ensure that normal and special maintenance
operations, or in any event operations necessary for
machine safety, are regularly carried out.
All operators must take care of their own safety and
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health as well as that of other people in the workplace
who may be affected by their actions or omissions, in
accordance with their personal skills, and the instructions
and means provided to them by the employer.
Unauthorized tampering/replacement of one
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or more parts of the machine, or the use of
accessories, tools or materials other than those
recommended by the manufacturer, are prohibited and
release the manufacturer from all liability.
Operators must be trained to deal with the
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occurrence of possible faults, malfunctions or
dangerous conditions to themselves or others,
and in such an event must:
• stop the fan immediately by operating the emergency
stop device (mushroom-shaped push-button/main
switch mounted on the electrical panel);
• not carry out operations which are beyond their
duties and/or technical knowledge.
3.2 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRuCTIONS
• S afety devices must not be removed or
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rendered ineffective;
• t he fan must not be started with guards
removed;
• any adjustment or maintenance operation must
be performed with the electrical isolating device
activated and locked in position with a padlock;
• any operation is prohibited which may cause arcing
or sparks or other situations which could start a fire;
• in the event of alarm signals resulting in the
intervention of safety devices, the operator must
ask for immediate action by qualified technicians
responsible for maintenance;
• user must ensure that the environmental and
electricity supply conditions in which the fan
operates are always within the limits specified in this
user manual;
• do not for any reason modify parts of the fan in
order to fit additional devices.
3.3 SAFETY DEvICES
In the process of designing and building the fan, the
manufacturer adopted the necessary technical solutions to
ensure compliance with fundamental safety requirements:
the object of the risk reduction process was to ensure
that the operator can use the fan in safety. The machine
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