Equipment end of life
Guidelines for th e han dling of used SF6 gas
and its secondary products
GE Information07- 2016 L81- 001EN/03
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Presentation
Introduction
These maintenance directives incorporate measures for avoiding the hazards
involved in the application of SF
6
gas to switchgear.
Such directives are protective measures and recommendations for the user
of SF
6
switchgear .
Fundamental
rules
Instructions for performance of work on SF
6
gas switchgear are given in the
appropriate instruction manuals.
Switchgear may only be opened after the preparations for scavenging have
been completed.
In this module
This module contains the following topics:
Topic Page
Evacuation of SF
6
gas apparatus 2
Opening- up SF
6
gas switchgear 3
Recapitulation of important instructions 4