Buchi R-210, Operation Manual

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2 Safety
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R-210/215 Operation Manual, Version B
2 Safety
This chapter points out the safety concept of the instrument and contains general rules of behavior
and warnings from hazards concerning the use of the product.
The safety of users and personnel can only be ensured if these safety instructions and the safety-
related warnings in the individual chapters are strictly observed and followed. Therefore, the manual
must always be available to all persons performing the tasks described herein.
2.1 User qualifi cation
The instrument may only be used by laboratory personnel and other persons who on account of
training or professional experience have an overview of the dangers which can develop when
operating the instrument.
Personnel without this training or persons who are currently being trained require careful instruction.
The present Operation Manual serves as the basis for this.
2.2 Proper use
The instrument has been designed and built for laboratories. It serves for activities associated with
evaporation of solvents.
It is used for:
Distilling solvents
Vaporizing of solvents
Recrystallization
Synthesis and cleaning of chemicals
Soxhlet extractions
Drying powders by means of the drying fl ask
The instrument can only be operated properly together with a heating bath.
2.3 Improper use
Applications not mentioned above are improper. Also, applications, which do not comply with the
technical data, are considered improper. The operator bears the sole risk for any damages caused by
such improper use.
The following uses are expressly forbidden:
Use of the instrument in rooms which require ex-protected instruments.
Use as a calibrating instrument for other instruments.
Determination of samples, which can explode or infl ame (example: explosives, etc.) due to shock,
friction, heat or spark formation.
Use in overpressure situations.
Use of unappropriate water or oil baths, especially the use of heating sources with temperatures
above 180 °C (e.g. a Bunsen burner, etc.).
Processing of hard, brittle materials (e.g. stones, soil samples, etc.), which can lead to the destruc-
tion of the evaporating fl ask.
Use with a sample weight of more than 3 kg within the evaporating fl ask.
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