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SECTION 5
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY
5.6 Shipping or Disposing of the Stainer or Carousels
Shipping the Instrument or Carousels
WARNING!
You must disinfect the instrument or carousels before returning it to ELITechGroup.
The operating authority must complete a Hazard-Free Certification form, otherwise
the distributor or service center may not accept the instrument; or customs
authorities may hold it.
CAUTION:
Shipping the instrument or carousels without decontaminating according to these
instructions is dangerous to service personnel. You will be charged additional fees for
decontamination performed by ELITechGroup.
CAUTION:
Ship the instrument or carousels in containers comparable to the original packaging.
Hazard-Free Certification
The operating authority must print and complete the Hazard-Free Certification
(obtained from ELITechGroup Customer Service).
Attach the certification form to the top of the instrument package before
sending the package to ELITechGroup.
Disposing of the Instrument or Carousels
The instrument and carousels should be completely decontaminated and disposed of as
follows:
Under WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC, this equipment cannot be disposed of in a normal
landfill. Instead, the equipment must be disposed of either by:
1 Routing to an authorized local facility approved for handling hazardous
materials.
OR
2 Returning the equipment to ELITechGroup.
