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A.1.1.5
Biohazard and chemical hazard warning
These warnings apply to Waters instruments and devices that can process biohazards, corrosive
materials, or toxic materials.
Warning:
To avoid personal contamination with biohazards, toxic materials, or corrosive
materials, you must understand the hazards associated with their handling.
Guidelines prescribing the proper use and handling of such materials appear in the latest edition
of the National Research Council's publication, Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and
Management of Chemical Hazards.
Observe Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) at all times, particularly when working with hazardous
materials, and consult the safety representative for your organization regarding its protocols for
handling such materials.
A.2
Notices
Notice advisories appear where an instrument or device can be subject to use or misuse that can
damage it or compromise a non-clinical sample's integrity (risks to clinical sample integrity are
accompanied by warning symbols). The exclamation point symbol and its associated statement
alert you to such risk.
Notice:
To avoid damaging the instrument's case, do not clean it with abrasives or solvents.
A.3
Bottles Prohibited symbol
The Bottles Prohibited symbol alerts you to the risk of equipment damage caused by solvent spills.
Prohibited:
bottles directly atop an instrument or device or on its front ledge. Instead, place bottles in
the bottle tray, which serves as a secondary containment in the event of spills.
A.4
Required protection
The Use Eye Protection and Wear Protective Gloves symbols alert you to the requirement for
personal protective equipment. Select appropriate protective equipment according to your
organization's standard operating procedures.
Requirement:
To avoid equipment damage caused by spilled solvent, do not place reservoir
Use eye protection when refilling or replacing solvent bottles.
September 7, 2016, 715003560IVD Rev. C
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