Safety Alerts And Important Information; Special Notices; Safety Symbols And Signal Words - Thermo Scientific TRACE 1600 Hardware Manual

Safety Alerts and Important Information

Special Notices

Safety Symbols and Signal Words

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Make sure you follow the precautionary notices presented in this manual. The safety and
other special notices appear in boxes.
Notices includes the following:
IMPORTANT Highlights information necessary to prevent damage to software, loss of
data, or invalid test results; or might contain information that is critical for optimal
performance of the system.
Note Emphasizes important information about a task.
Tip Helpful information that can make a task easier.
All safety symbols are followed by WARNING or CAUTION, which indicates the degree of risk
for personal injury, instrument damage, or both. Cautions and warnings are following by a
descriptor, such as BURN HAZARD. A WARNING is intended to prevent improper actions that
could cause personal injury. Whereas, a CAUTION is intended to prevent improper actions
that might cause personal injury, instrument damage, or both. You can find the following
safety symbols on your instrument, or in this manual:
Symbol Descriptor
BIOHAZARD: Indicates that a biohazard will, could, or might occur.
BURN HAZARD: Alerts you to the presence of a hot surface that could or might
cause burn injuries.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD: Indicates that an electrical shock could or
might occur.
FIRE HAZARD: Indicates a risk of fire or flammability could or might occur.
EXPLOSION HAZARD. Indicates an explosion hazard. This symbol indicates
this risk could or might cause physical injury.
FLAMMABLE GAS HAZARD. Alerts you to gases that are compressed,
liquefied or dissolved under pressure and can ignite on contact with an
ignition source. This symbol indicates this risk could or might cause physical
injury.
Safety Alerts and Important Information
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