Environmental Information - Elitech FreezePoint 6000 Series User Manual

Section 1: Safety

1.6 Environmental Information

NOTE!
Danger to environment due to incorrect handling of handling of environmentally hazardous substances!
Incorrect handling of environmentally hazardous substances, in particular incorrect disposal, can result in
significant harm to the environment.
• Always observe the warnings regarding the handling of environmentally hazardous substances and
their disposal below.
• If environmentally hazardous substances are inadvertently released into the environment, immediately
initiate suitable actions. If in doubt, notify the responsible local authority about the damage and inquire
about suitable actions to be initiated.
The following environmentally hazardous substances are used:
Electronic components
Electrical components can contain poisonous substances. These must not be released into the
environment. Therefore, a specialist disposal firm must be tasked with disposal.
Sodium chloride
The calibration standards contain sodium chloride. Sodium chloride is mildly hazardous and may cause
eye, skin, and respiratory irritation.
Solutions are traceable to standards prepared from NIST Standard Reference material (SRM 919b Sodium
Chloride)
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