Sterling 100 User Manual

Continuous Loss-in-Weight Blenders 

Chapter 1: Safety 

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Our equipment is designed to provide safe and reliable operation when installed and operated 
within design specifications, following pertinent local and national codes.  This may include, 
but is not limited to OSHA, NEC, NFPA, CSA, UL, CE, SPI, and any other local, national 
and international regulations. 

To avoid possible personal injury or equipment damage when installing, operating, or 
maintaining this equipment, use good judgment and follow these safe practices: 

;  Read and follow these operation and installation instructions when installing, 

;  Follow all SAFETY CODES. 

;  Keep fingers away from slide gates, augers, clean-outs, and calibration hatches.  

Automatic operation may start unexpectedly, A PINCH HAZARD CAPABLE OF 
CAUSING BODILY INJURY EXISTS ANY TIME THE POWER IS ON. 

;  Wear SAFETY GLASSES and WORK GLOVES. 

;  Work only with approved tools and devices. 

;  Disconnect and/or lock out power and compressed air before servicing or maintaining 

the equipment. 

;  Use care when LOADING, UNLOADING, RIGGING, or MOVING this 

equipment. 

;  Operate this equipment within design specifications. 

;  OPEN, TAG, and LOCK ALL DISCONNECTS before working on equipment. 

You should remove the fuses and carry them with you. 

;  NEVER PUT FINGERS OR TOOLS IN AN AUGER OR SLIDE GATE AREA. 

;  Make sure the equipment and components are properly GROUNDED before you 

switch on power. 

;  Do not restore power until you remove all tools, test equipment, etc., and the 

equipment and related components are fully reassembled. 

;  Only PROPERLY TRAINED personnel familiar with the information in this 

manual should work on this equipment. 

We have long recognized the importance of safety and have designed and manufactured our 
equipment with operator safety as a prime consideration. We expect you, as a user, to abide 
by the foregoing recommendations in order to make operator safety a reality.