Section 2
Table of Contents
Abbott VP 2000™ Processor Service Manual
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Table of Contents
TOC
Purpose of This Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Significance of These Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Notices and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
WARNINGS Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
CAUTIONS Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Warning Notices Attached to the Product or Its
Surroundings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Product Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Safety of the Overall System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Instrument-related Hazards and Safety Measures . . . . . 2-8
Other Hazards and Safety Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Removal of Safety Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Decontamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
When to Decontaminate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Decontamination Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Decontamination Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Field Decontamination Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
General Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14