2. Safety
2.2 Personnel qualification
WARNING!
Risk of injury should qualification be insufficient!
Improper handling can result in considerable injury and damage to equipment.
The activities described in these operating instructions may only be carried out by skilled
personnel who have the qualifications described below.
Skilled personnel
Skilled personnel are understood to be personnel who, based on their technical training, knowledge
of measurement and control technology and on their experience and knowledge of country-specific
regulations, current standards and directives, are capable of carrying out the work described and
independently recognising potential hazards.
Special operating conditions require further appropriate knowledge, e.g. of aggressive media.
2.3 Special hazards
WARNING!
For hazardous media such as oxygen, acetylene, flammable or toxic gases or liquids,
and refrigeration plants, compressors, etc., in addition to all standard regulations, the
appropriate existing codes or regulations must also be followed.
WARNING!
Residual media in dismounted pressure sensors can result in a risk to persons, the
environment and equipment.
Take sufficient precautionary measures.
WARNING!
Upon contact with pressure sensor, please note that the surfaces of the device compo-
nents can become hot in operation.
WIKA operating instructions pressure sensor, model MHC-1
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