Working With Hazardous Material And Decontamination; Sampler Removal From The Gc - Thermos TriPlus RSH Hardware Manual

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Working with Hazardous Material and Decontamination

Working with Hazardous Material and Decontamination

Sampler Removal from the GC

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WARNING It is the your responsibility to handle hazardous chemicals, or biological
compounds including (but not limited to) bacterial or viral samples, and the associated
waste safely, according to international and local regulations.
When working with hazardous materials such as radioactivity, biologically hazardous material,
and so on, it is important to train all operators how to respond in case of spills or
contamination. Depending on the class of hazardous material, the appropriate measures have
to be taken immediately. Therefore, the chemicals or solvents needed for decontamination
have to be on hand.
Any parts of the equipment which can potentially be contaminated, such as the sample vial
rack, syringe tool, wash module, and so on, must be cleaned regularly. The waste solvent from
cleaning and any hardware which requires to be disposed of has to be properly eliminated
with all the necessary precautions, abiding by national and international regulations.
When preparing for decontamination, ensure that the solvent or chemical to be used will not
damage or react with the surface, dye (color) of the instrument, table or other nearby objects.
If in doubt, please contact your Thermo Fisher Scientific representative to verify the
compatibility of the type or composition of solvents with the TriPlus RSH.
WARNING This operation must be performed by TWO persons who must stand each on
one side of the X-axis.
 To remove the sampler from the GC
1. Switch Off the power module that supplies the instrument, then disconnect the power
cable.
2. Disconnect the cable from the connector marked Power at the backside of the TriPlus
RSH.
3. Unscrew and remove the screws that are fixing the two support bars on the GC cover.
4. Put your hands under the X-axis, then carefully lift the sampler.
5. Place the sampler over an appropriate flat surface.
6. Reassemble the sampler on the GC, performing the inverse sequence.
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