The following, in particular, applies:n The operating company must be familiar with the applicablehealth and safety regulations and must compile a risk assess-ment to identify additional hazards that arise due to the specificworking conditions at the PF55S installation site. The ownermust implement this in the form of operating instructions forusing the PF55S.n The operating company must define the work areas anddanger zones.n The operating company must define a procedure for preventingthe higher-level production equipment from being turned onunintentionally. The description in this manual refers to thesensor PF55S only.n The operating company must request and regularly evaluateand update the safety data sheets for the operations andprocess equipment used. He must produce operating instruc-tions for handling the operations and process equipment safely.n Throughout the entire operating life of the PF55S, the oper-ating company must check whether the operating instructionshe created correspond with the latest regulations and mustadjust them as necessary.n The owner must clearly regulate and specify in writing theresponsibilities for installation, operation, troubleshooting,maintenance and cleaning.n The operating company must ensure that all persons handlingthe PF55S have read and understood this manual. Further-more, he must also train the personnel and inform them aboutthe dangers at regular intervals. This training must be docu-mented.n The operating company must provide personnel with the nec-essary protective equipment and instruct them of their obliga-tion to wear the necessary protective equipment.Furthermore, the operating company is responsible for perma-nently maintaining the sensor PF55S and other components of theproduction system in a perfect technical condition. The followingtherefore applies:n The operating company must ensure that the service intervalsdescribed in this manual are adhered to.n The operating company must carry out checks at regular inter-vals, or at least following any maintenance work, to ensure thatthe safety devices of all components of the production systemare functional.n In the event of errors or irregular system behavior, the oper-ating company must ensure that operation is stopped immedi-ately, the cause is identified, and that the error is resolvedbefore operation is resumed.n The operating company must ensure that it is always possibleto disconnect the sensor PF55S power and compressed airsystem during maintenance and repair works.Safety and responsibilityResponsibility of the owner05.03.2020Flow sensor PF55S12