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Precautions, Limitations and Hazards
Decontamination Procedures
Blood Samples
Spills
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• Perform the Auto-Clean procedure. This procedure flushes all of
the fluid pathways with reagents to purge any waste from the fluid
pathways. (The open sample aspiration probe and the SL or CS
needles are automatically rinsed after every cycle.) The surfaces of
the instrument should be wiped with a nonabrasive detergent
solution to remove any soiling. This should be followed with a
wipe with a 10% chlorine bleach solution.
• If the instrument is to be shipped, it must be decontaminated prior
to shipment. Refer to the instructions given in the
Inactivity or Shipping procedure
of
Chapter 9,
Maintenance.
• Decontaminate and dispose of all specimens and potentially
contaminated materials in accordance with local, state and federal
regulations.
• Waste liquid is a possible source of biological and chemical hazard.
Handle with extreme care during the disposal process.
• Refer to the
Sample Collection and Handling
Operating
Instructions, for precautions and limitations pertaining
to sample collection and handling. This section also includes
information on interfering substances.
Clean up spills of potentially infectious materials in accordance with
established biosafety practices. A generally accepted procedure for clean
up of such spills is to absorb the spill with toweling or other absorbent
material, wipe the area with a detergent solution and then wipe the area
with an appropriate tuberculocidal agent such as 10% chlorine bleach.
Preparation for
in the
Special Procedures
section in
CELL-DYN® 3000 System Operator's Manual
9140240E — May 1995
Chapter 8
section
Chapter 5,
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