Working Safely With The Aanalyst 200 - PerkinElmer aanalyst 200 User Manual

Safety Practices

Working Safely with the AAnalyst 200

Built-in safety
This instrument complies with international standards governing the safety of laboratory
equipment. In routine use, the instrument poses virtually no risk to you. If you take some simple,
common-sense precautions, you can maintain the continued safe operation of the instrument.
Safety interlocks
PerkinElmer provides a number of safety interlocks on its instruments that monitor such things as
door locks, gas pressures, and the temperatures of various components. Do not attempt to defeat
these interlocks; you may compromise your own, or someone else's, safety.
Correct use of the instrument
Before you install or use your instrument, and in order to get the best results, you should be
familiar with all of the instruments in the system and know how to operate them. You should also
be aware of the safety procedures in force in your laboratory, especially those concerning atomic
spectrometry instruments. Consult the guides supplied with the instruments before you start.
The persons who use this instrument and perform the routine maintenance must be suitably
qualified and have received adequate training. If the instrument requires servicing, only a
PerkinElmer service engineer or similarly trained and authorized person must do this.
If you use the instrument in a manner not specified in the user guides, or if you use it for a
purpose other than that intended, you may damage the instrument, or compromise your own, or
someone else's, safety.
The protection provided by this equipment may be impaired if the equipment
is used in a manner not specified by PerkinElmer.
CAUTION
This equipment requires no specified inspection or preventive maintenance
to ensure the continuous functioning of its safety features.
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