General Safety Notes; Commissioning And Use - Leica TCS SP8 STED 3X User Manual

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General safety notes

You have to follow the instructions listed below to work with the instrument safely and
without disturbance. Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH shall not be liable for personal injuries
or property damage resulting from noncompliance.
Not every possible hazardous situation can be foreseen; therefore, perform all actions on
the system carefully and while exercising common sense.
5.1

Commissioning and use

• The system is delivered in secure transport packaging. Only Leica service technicians or
people authorized by Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH may open the transport packaging
and unpack and assemble the system.
• Before handling the system, receive instruction on the dangers of laser radiation and on
suitable laser safety precautions, such as wearing suitable laser safety goggles before
beginning to handle the system (laser safety officer). This applies to all persons present
in the room where the system is set up and operated.
• Read the instructions included carefully and follow the instructions it contains.
• Do not introduce any reflective objects or mirrors into the laser beam path or specimen
area when working on a laser.
• Do not introduce any flammable objects into the beam path or specimen area when
working on a laser.
• Do not place any flammable or combustible objects on or near the system and do not put
it near hot surfaces.
• Keep your hands away from the specimen area during start up and operation. Otherwise,
there is a risk of crushing/injury from rotating objectives and the motorized specimen
stage.
• If the specimen carrier breaks, there is a risk of cutting injury and, depending on the kind
of specimen, risk of contamination. Take suitable actions to remove fragments and
prevent cutting injuries.
• Set up the workplace (for example, chair and monitor) on the system according to your
requirements. Observe the national regulations for occupational safety.
• Clean the system thoroughly first before a service technician carries out maintenance or
before each relocation. If necessary, the surfaces must be disinfected appropriately to
eliminate potential contaminations and, therefore, prevent hazardous substances and
infectious agents from carrying over. The same also applies to the removal of
components. This applies in particular to systems that are located in biomedical
research labs.
• Do not deviate from the operating and maintenance instructions provided herein.
• Do not rearrange the components. If you have any further questions regarding the
placement and arrangement of components, please directly contact the Leica branch
office in your country.
• Ensure that the equipment for cooling components (including ventilation slots, apertures
or fans) are not adjusted or covered because this can cause the components to overheat
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