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Safety for Users
KNAUER
10D User Manual V7670, Version 2.3
Safety for Users
Professional group
The user manual is addressed to persons that are qualified as
chemical laboratory technicians or have completed comparable
vocational training.
The following knowledge is required:
Basic knowledge of liquid chromatography
Knowledge regarding substances that are suitable only to a
limited extent for use in column liquid chromatography
Knowledge regarding the health risks of chemicals
Participation during an installation of a device or a training by
the company KNAUER or an authorized company.
If you do not belong to this or a comparable professional group,
you may not perform the work described in this user manual
under any circumstances. In this case, please contact your supe-
rior.
Personal Safety Equip-
ment for Professional
Group
When working with the device, take measures according to lab
regulations and wear protective clothing:
safety glasses with side protection
protective gloves
overall
What must be taken into
account?
All safety instructions in the user manual
The environmental, installation and connection specifications
in the user manual
National and international regulations pertaining to labora-
tory work
Original spare parts, tools, and eluents made or recom-
mended by KNAUER
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
For development of methods and validation of devices: Pro-
tocol for the Adoption of Analytical Methods in the Clinical
Chemistry Laboratory, American Journal of Medical Technol-
ogy, 44, 1, pages 30-37 (1978)
Accident prevention regulations published by the accident
insurance companies for laboratory work
More safety-relevant information is listed in alphabetical order in
the following table:
Topic
Explanations
Decontamination
Contamination of devices with toxic, infectious or radioactive
substances poses a hazard for all persons during operation,
repair, sale, and disposal of a device. All contaminated devices
must be properly decontaminated. All materials or fluids used
for decontamination must be collected separately and dis-
posed of properly.
