
Safety Instructions
© BTG 2021 Safety Instructions - Rev. A 3
1 Safety Instructions
General
All BTG products(1) are designed according to Sound
Engineering Practice and for the Pulp and Paper
Industry.
These Safety Regulations are based on a risk analysis
carried out in accordance with the requirements of
relevant CE directives in order to comply with European
standards for CE marking.
This document provides general safety instructions that
apply when operating with BTG products to reduce the
risk of accidents. A BTG product is not hazardous in
operational mode if these Safety Regulations are
adhered to.
These Safety Regulations MUST be read before
installing any BTG product. Be careful to follow the
safety routines when installing the product, when
removing the product for service, and when carrying out
service on the product.
Use warning signs for safety information!
Mounting parts, such as measuring vessels and weld-in
studs, are dealt with in accordance with the pressure
vessel standards of specific countries.
Always take precautions when handling equipment in
pressurized pipes.
All installation, operation, service, and other handling
must be carried out by trained and authorized personnel
and according to valid standards.
Personnel must familiarize themselves with the
potential hazards indicated on the product they are
working on to understand which instructions apply. If
questions arise regarding safety instructions, contact
BTG for clarification.
For personal and functional safety: Use only parts that
have been manufactured or approved by BTG.
Local Regulations
First and foremost National Regulations must be
adhered to followed by any Local Regulations.
The National and Local Regulations supersede this
document. Should neither the National nor Local
Regulations cover a particular point within this
document, then the Regulations set out in this
document should be adhered to.
Target Group
The target group for this document is all personnel who
work with products delivered by BTG. These personnel
must familiarize themselves with the instructions in this
document.
Competence Requirements
It is presumed that all personnel who work on products
delivered by BTG have the necessary education,
training, experience and competence required to adapt
actively the personal safety requirements and the
protective measures to their work situation.
English language is typically used for all product
information provided by BTG Instruments AB, thus it is
required that the target group should have sufficient
knowledge in English language in order to understand
all product information, including in particular safety
related information.
How to read the Safety Instructions
The following conventions are used in a BTG manual:
DANGER!
A DANGER! admonition is used when there is a hazard
with a risk for injury or possible death to a person.
WARNING!
A WARNING! admonition is used when there is a risk
for damage to program, device, machine, sampler and
so on.
CAUTION!
A CAUTION! admonition is used when there is a risk of
system failure, service interruption, disturbances to
plant operation, a measuring application and so on.
The admonitions above are hierarchic. A DANGER!
admonition includes the possibility of both a WARNING!
and a CAUTION! admonition.
(1) Theterm "product"isused inthisdocument asa general
reference to Instruments, machine parts, or equipment.