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End of life
SF
6
gas
The equipment contains the fluorinated greenhouse gas SF
6
registered by the Kyoto Protocol
with a global warming potential (GWP) of 22 800
2
.
Before recycling the materials, evacuate the SF
6
gas professionally and prepare it for further
use. For further information, please contact the Siemens Service Hotline.
Recycling
The switchgear is an environmentally compatible product.
The components of the switchgear can be recycled in an environmentally compatible way by
dismantling into sorted scrap and residual mixed scrap.
Insulating gas SF
6
has to be evacuated professionally as a reusable material and recycled. SF
6
must not be released into the environment.
After evacuating the SF
6
gas, the switchgear mainly consists of the following materials:
• Galvanized steel (enclosure and operating mechanisms)
• Stainless steel (vessel)
• Copper (conductor bars)
• Silver (contacts)
• Cast-resin based on epoxy resin (bushings and fuse boxes)
• Plastic material (arcing chamber and fuse slide)
• Silicone rubber
The switchgear can be recycled in ecological manner in compliance with existing legislation.
Auxiliary devices such as short-circuit indicators have to be recycled as electronic scrap.
Any existing batteries have to be recycled professionally.
As delivered by Siemens, the switchgear does not contain hazardous materials as per the
Hazardous Material Regulations applicable in the Federal Republic of Germany. For operation
in other countries, the locally applicable laws and regulations must be observed.
For further information regarding declarable or restricted substances in this product, please
contact
materialcompliance.ms.ehs@siemens.com
.
2
Source: "Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th April 2014
on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006"
CAUTION
Danger of suffocation and risk of environmental damages
A high concentration of SF
6
in the air can cause suffocation. Larger amounts of SF
6
in the
atmosphere can cause environmental damages.
➭ SF
6
has to be reclaimed and must not be released into the atmosphere.
➭ For use and handling of SF
6
, IEC 62271-4: High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part
4: Use and handling of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) has to be observed.