Waste Disposal; Instrument And Its Accessories; Stale Reagents; Waste Fluids Of Instruments - SYSMEX pocH-100i Instructions For Use Manual

7.2. WASTE D ISPOSAL

7.2.1. Instrument and its accessories

• Do not dispose the instrument via public recycling!
• Incineration is recommended!
• Contact your local Sysmex service representative and receive further
instructions for disposal!

7.2.2. Stale reagents

Be aware of any warnings and precautions of specific reagents information in this instructions
for use.
Disposal procedures shall meet the local legal requirements.
Biological risks
Always wear protective garments and gloves when handling the waste fluid.
After work is completed, wash hands with disinfectant!

7.2.3. Waste fluids of instruments

The waste fluids of instruments contain patient blood and are therefore regarded as infectious.
Disposal procedures shall meet the local legal requirements.
Biological risks
Always wear protective garments and gloves when handling the waste fluid.
After work is completed, wash hands with disinfectant!

Waste Disposal

Biological risks
After becoming waste at end-of-life, this instrument and its accessories are regarded as infec-
tious. They are therefore exempted from EU directive 2012/19/EU (Waste Electrical and Elec-
tronic Equipment Directive) and may not be collected by public recycling to prevent possible
risk of infection of personnel working at those recycling facilities.
Warning
• Do not dispose the instrument, accessories and consumables via public recycling!
• Incineration of contaminated parts is recommended!
• Contact your local Sysmex service representative and receive further instructions for disposal!
Follow local legal requirements at all times.
Warning
Waste effluents from the instrument may contain dangerous substances in it and decision about
disposal only has to be made by local water authority.
Decontamination
Warning
Before decontaminating the instrument, be sure to turn off the power supply and unplug the
power cord. This is necessary to avoid the risk of electric shock. When cleaning the instrument,
always wear protective gloves and gown. Also, wash hands after decontamination carefully
with antiseptic solution first and with soap afterwards. Do not open the instrument for decon-
tamination inside. This is executed only by Service Technician.
Important
• To ensure decontamination of the instrument outer surfaces, clean the instrument surface at
the end of the daily work. This has to be executed in the following three situations;
- Regularly, at the end of a daily work,
- Immediately, during contamination with potentially infectious material, and
- In advance of repair or maintenance by the field technical service representative
• Wipe off the instrument surfaces using a cloth soaked with a suitable decontamination solu-
tion. Please use one-way cloths, e.g. made of paper or cellulose. The cloth may be moistened
in a way only that no wetness may reach the inside of the instrument.
• The indicated residence time of the decontamination solution shall be observed.
• If required, you may afterwards remove normal contaminations with commercial neutral de-
tergent, in case these could not be removed by the decontaminant.
• As a last step the instrument shall be dried with a dry one-way cloth.
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pocH-100 Revised March 2013