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DECONTAMINATION
Decontamination operations should only be carried out by competent authorised
personnel equipped with suitable personal protection.
Before removing the accessories/vacuum cleaner from the contaminated area:
• Accessories should be cleaned externally with a Type H vacuum cleaner.
• They should then be cleaned with an adhesive wipe, sealed at each end and sealed in a
clear impervious bag. The bag should carry an appropriate warning label.
• The external surfaces of the bag should then be cleaned with an adhesive wipe.
• The vacuum cleaner should be cleaned externally with itself. The disposable bag and its
contents should be removed and disposed of in accordance with the method described
in the section titled Dust/Debris Disposal.
• The vacuum cleaner should then be cleaned externally with an adhesive wipe.
• The vacuum cleaner should be sealed in a clear impervious bag. The bag should carry
an appropriate warning label.
• The external surfaces of the bag should then be cleaned with an adhesive wipe.
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance must be carried out in a suitable controlled area with local filtered exhaust
ventilation and facilities for cleaning the area after servicing.
During maintenance always disconnect from the air supply.
Maintenance and cleaning must only be carried out by competent authorised personnel
equipped with suitable personal protection. All parts must be regarded as contaminated
and treated as such. Another Type H vacuum cleaner should be used and each
component should be cleaned prior to removal.
Items that cannot be satisfactorily cleaned must be disposed of in impervious plastic bags
in accordance with current regulations. All surfaces should be cleaned as they become
exposed.
LOSS OF SUCTION
If your cleaner loses suction power first check that the hose and other accessories in use
are not blocked. Then check that the filtration system is not blocked. The filtration
system can be serviced as follows:
Microfibre bags – If full, replace.
– If burst, empty/clean out canister and replace.
Cloth Filter Assembly – This filter will become contaminated with dust during normal
use and/or if the Microfibre bag has holes in it or has burst. The dust must be removed
only by vacuuming with another Type H vacuum cleaner. It is advisable to have a spare
filter so that the machine itself can be used to vacuum the dust off the contaminated
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