Leica TCS SP8 SMD, User Manual

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General Safety Notes
5 General Safety Notes
You have to follow the instructions listed below to work with the instrument safely and
without disturbance. If you do not follow these or other instructions in this User Manual or
the included manual, Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH shall not be liable for any resulting
injury or property damage.
As it is impossible to anticipate every potential hazard, please be careful and apply common
sense when using the system.
5.1 Commissioning and Use
• The system components have been packaged securely for transport in multiple crates.
Do not open these crates. The crates may be opened and unpacked by Leica service
technicians or by people who are authorized by Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH only.
• The system may only be set up by Leica service technicians or by people who are
authorized by Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH.
• This laser equipment may be operated only by persons who have been trained in the use
of the system and about the potential hazards of laser radiation.
• Have your laser safety officer instruct you about the dangers of laser radiation and about
suitable laser safety precautions, such as wearing suitable laser safety glasses. This
applies to all persons present in the room where the system is set up and operated.
• Each user must have read the instructions included and follow the instructions it
contains.
• Specimens must always be securely fixed in place.
• Do not introduce any flammable objects, such as paper, into the specimen area when
you are working with a laser.
• Do not place any flammable or combustible objects on or near the system and do not put
it near hot surfaces.
• During start up and during operation, you have to keep your hands and fingers away from
the specimen area, as otherwise there is a risk of crushing hazards or injury from rotating
objectives and the motorized specimen stage.
• Set up the workplace (for example, chair and monitor) on the system so that it
corresponds to your requirements. Observe the national regulations for occupational
safety.
• Before each service call by a service technician or whenever you relocate the
instrument, you have to clean it thoroughly. This is necessary to remove any possible
contamination, thereby preventing the transfer of dangerous substances and pathogens
and avoiding hazards and dangers. The same also applies to the removal of components.
This applies in particular to systems that are located in biomedical research labs.
• You must not deviate from the operating and maintenance instructions provided herein.