Safety Symbols And Signal Words - Thermo Scientific TRACE 1300 Instruction Manual

Preface
Safety Alerts and Important Information

Safety Symbols and Signal Words

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CAUTION Highlights actions that might cause personal injury or instrument damage. We
use it to highlight information necessary to prevent personal injury or damage to software,
loss of data, invalid test results, or to information that is critical for optimal system
performance. A CAUTION safety alert is always preceded with an appropriate safety symbol
(see "Safety Symbols and Signal Words"
safety precautionary message. When you see a safety alert on your instrument or in the
publications, please carefully follow the safety instructions before proceeding.
IMPORTANT Highlights information necessary to prevent damage to software, loss of
data, or invalid test results, or it might contain information that is critical for optimal
performance of the system.
Note Emphasizes important information about a task.
Tip Provides information that can make a task easier.
All safety symbols are followed by WARNING or CAUTION, which indicates the degree of risk
of personal injury and/or instrument damage. Cautions and warnings are followed by a
descriptor, such as BURN HAZARD. A WARNING is intended to prevent improper actions that
could cause personal injury. A CAUTION is intended to prevent improper actions that might
cause personal injury and/or instrument damage. You find the following safety symbols on
your instrument and/or in this guide:
Symbol Descriptor
BIOHAZARD: Indicates that a biohazard will, could, or might occur.
BURN HAZARD: Alerts you to the presence of a hot surface that could or might
cause burn injuries.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD: Indicates that an electrical shock could or
might occur.
FIRE HAZARD: Indicates a risk of fire or flammability could or might occur.
EXPLOSION HAZARD. Indicates an explosion hazard. This symbol indicates
this risk could or might cause physical injury.
FLAMMABLE GAS HAZARD. Alerts you to gases that are compressed,
liquefied or dissolved under pressure and can ignite on contact with an
ignition source. This symbol indicates this risk could or might cause physical
injury.
GLOVES REQUIRED: Indicates that you must wear gloves when performing a
task or physical injury could or might occur.
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