SAFETY
can seriously damage the product and injure
personnel.
1.8.4. Maintenance
The prescribed maintenance and inspection
work should be carried out regularly. This work
may only be carried out by qualified, trained and
authorized personnel. Maintenance not listed in
this operation and maintenance manual, and any
type of repair work, may only be performed by
the manufacturer and authorized service centers.
1.8.5. Damage to the product
Damage and malfunctions that endanger safety
must be eliminated immediately by trained
personnel. The product may only be operated if
it is in proper working order. During the agreed
warranty period, the product may only be repaired
by the manufacturer or an authorized service
center. The manufacturer reserves the right to ask
the operator to return the damaged product to
the factory for inspection.
1.8.6. Exclusion from liability
No liability will be assumed for product damage
if any of the following items apply:
• The manufacturer deems that information pro-
vided by the operator or customer is insufficient
or incorrect
• Failure to observe the safety instructions, the
regulations and requirements of German law
or the applicable local laws, or of this operating
and maintenance manual
• Improper use
• Incorrect storage and transport
• Improper assembly or dismantling
• Insufficient maintenance
• Unqualified repairs
• Inadequate construction site or construction work
• Chemical, electrochemical and electrical
i nfluences
• Wear
This means the manufacturer's liability excludes
all liability for personal, material or financial injury.
2. Safety
This section lists all the generally applicable
safety instructions and technical information.
Furthermore, all the other sections contain spe-
cific safety instructions and technical informa-
tion. All instructions and information must be
observed and followed during the various phases
of the system's life cycle (installation, operation,
maintenance, transport etc.)! The operator is re-
sponsible for ensuring that personnel follow these
instructions and guidelines.
2.1. Instructions and safety information
This manual uses instructions and safety infor-
mation to prevent injury and damage to prop-
erty. To clearly identify them for personnel, the
instructions and safety information are distin-
guished as follows:
Installation and operating instructions Wilo-EMUport FTS MG..., MS..., FG..., FS...
2.1.1. Instructions
Instructions are displayed in bold type. Instruc-
tions contain text that refers to the previous
text or particular sections, or highlights short
instructions.
Example:
Note that products stored with drinking water
must be protected from frost.
2.1.2. Safety information
Safety information is slightly indented and dis-
played in bold type. It always commences with
a signal word.
Information that only refers to material damage is
printed in gray, without safety symbols.
Information that refers to personal injury is print-
ed in black and is always accompanied by a safety
symbol. Danger, prohibition or instruction sym-
bols are used as safety symbols.
Example:
Danger symbol: General hazard
Danger symbol, for example, electrical current
Prohibition symbol, for example, Keep out!
Instruction symbol, for example, wear protec-
tive clothing
The safety symbols used conform to the generally
applicable directives and regulations, such as DIN
and ANSI.
Each safety instruction begins with one of the
following signal words:
• Danger
This can result in serious or fatal injuries!
• Warning
Serious injuries can occur!
• Caution
Injuries can occur!
• Caution (instruction without symbol)
Substantial material damage can occur.
Irreparable damage is possible!
Safety instructions begin with a signal word and
description of the hazard, followed by its cause
and potential consequences, and end with advice
on prevention.
Example:
Beware of rotating parts!
The moving impeller can crush and sever limbs.
Switch off the device and let the impeller come
to a halt.
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