Shimadzu IonFocus Instruction Manual page 10

Introduction
Preventive Measure 2
Restrict the openings at the waste container with caps or other protective covering to
prevent sparks generated outside the container from getting inside.
<Optional accessories for this measure>
Caps for 18 liter or 4 liter containers (with three 3 mm diameter openings) Part No.:
S228-21354-91
Preventive Measure 3
Keep electrostatically charged objects, including the human body, away from the waste
container.
To prevent electrostatic charging of the human body, take the following precautions:
• Wear anti-static clothing and shoes.
• Ground the human body with anti-static wrist straps. (For safety, the wrist strap should
be connected to the ground using an intervening resistor of about 1 MW.)
• Spread anti-static matting or the like on the floor, to make the floor conductive.
Preventive Measure 4
Use tubing with an inner diameter of at least 2 mm for drain lines with high flow rates.
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Provide antistatic measures.
Persons who have not taken anti-static precautions should touch some
grounded metal object before coming near the waste container, in order to
drain static charges.
Periodically check the tubing connections for air bubbles.
Air bubbles in liquid can multiply the electrostatic charge by a factor of 20,
30 or more.