Disinfection; Avoidance Of Hazards - BOCK belluno Assembly And Operation Manual

6.2

Disinfection

Disinfect the nursing care bed with a wipe disinfectant. Please adhere to the tested and
recognised procedures of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). You can use commercially avail-
able cleaning and disinfecting agents approved by the RKI. In order to maintain the mate-
rial resistance of the plastic elements such as the motor housing and decorative elements,
only mild and gentle agents should be used for disinfection. Concentrated acids, aromatic
and chlorinated hydrocarbons as well as detergents containing highly concentrated alco-
hols, ether, ester and ketone may damage the material and should therefore be avoided.
The list of disinfectants and disinfection methods tested and approved by the Robert Koch
Institute can be found on the Internet at www.rki.de.
6.3

Avoidance of hazards

In order to avoid dangers in connection with cleaning and disinfection, you must first ob-
serve the following regulations in connection with the electrical components of your nurs-
ing care bed. Non-observance of these guidelines may result in considerable damage of
the electrical lines and the drive.
1. Pull the mains plug and position it in such a way that contact with excessive
amounts of water or detergents can be excluded.
2. Check all plug-connections for correct position according to the instructions.
3. Check the cables and electrical component parts for damage. Should you detect
any damage, do not perform any cleaning operations but first have the defects
repaired by the manufacturer or an authorised/ licensed electrician.
4. Before starting the operation, check the mains plug for residual moisture and dry
or blow out the device, if necessary.
5. On any suspicion of the intrusion of moisture into the electrical components, dis-
connect the mains plug immediately and do not re-establish the connection. Put
the bed out of operation immediately, attach an appropriate visible label and
contact the manufacturer/supplier.
Use of abrasive cleansers and/or detergents containing grinding particles, cleaning pads or stain-
less steel cleaners for the cleaning is absolutely not recommended. Neither use organic solvents
such as halogenated/aromatic hydrocarbons and ketones nor detergents containing acid or al-
kaline.
Under no circumstances must the bed be sprayed with a water hose or high-pressure cleaner,
as liquid penetrates into the electrical components, and as a result malfunctions
and dangers could occur.
Clean and disinfect the bed before using it again. Also, at the same time, perform a visual in-
spection to check for any mechanical damages. You will find detailed information on this in the
inspection list.
Hazard note by Bock
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