Handling Hazardous Substances; Safety Instructions - Maintenance And Repair - Endress+Hauser analytikjena Biometra TOne Operating Manual

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2.4.4

Handling hazardous substances

2.5 Safety instructions – maintenance and repair
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Do not operate the device near sources of strong electromagnetic radiation such
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as an unshielded, deliberately operated high-frequency source. Strong electro-
magnetic fields can interfere with the proper operation of the device.
The operator is responsible for the selection of substances used in the process as well
as for their safe handling. This is particularly important for radioactive, infectious,
poisonous, corrosive, combustible, explosive and otherwise dangerous substances.
When handling hazardous substances, the locally applicable safety instructions and
instructions in the safety data sheets from the manufacturers of the auxiliary and op-
erating materials must be complied with.
¡ Protective goggles and rubber gloves have to be worn when handing reagents.
When treating only a small number of samples, two empty tubes of the same
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height must be placed in the corner positions of the block in addition to the
treated samples. If the number of samples in the block is too low, there is a risk
of the tubes being damaged and sample liquid leaking out.
¡ For your own safety, please consider the potential risk of infection of the exam-
ined biological material.
Observe the following:
¡ The operator is responsible for carrying out suitable decontamination should the
device become contaminated externally or internally with dangerous substances.
Splashes, drops or larger liquid spillages should be removed using an absorbent
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material such as absorbent cotton, laboratory wipes or cellulose.
In case of biological contamination, wipe the affected area with a suitable disin-
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fectant. Then wipe the cleaned areas so that they are dry.
¡ The only suitable cleaning method for the housing is wipe disinfection. If the dis-
infectant has a spray nozzle, apply disinfectant to a suitable cloth before using it
on the device.
Proceed with particular care and ensure utmost cleanliness when working with
infectious material because the device cannot be decontaminated as a whole.
¡ Before using a cleaning or decontamination procedure other than the one pre-
scribed by the manufacturer, the user is required to check with the manufacturer
that the intended procedure will not damage the device. Safety labels attached
to the device must not be moistened or wiped with methanol.
The device is generally maintained by the customer service department of Analytik
Jena or specialist personnel trained and authorized by them.
Unauthorized maintenance can damage the device. For this reason, only the activi-
ties described in the user manual in the "Maintenance and care" chapter may be per-
formed by the operator.
¡ All maintenance and repair work on the device must only be carried out when
the device is switched off (unless specified otherwise).
¡ Allow the device to cool down before any maintenance work or replacement of
system components.
Do not use organic solvents or abrasives to clean the device. Exercise caution
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when decontaminating the device with disinfectants containing alcohol. The al-
cohol can damage the safety labeling on the device.
¡ Only clean the exterior of the device with a slightly moistened, non-dripping
cloth. Use only water and, if required, customary surfactants.
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