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New Brunswick Scientific
User’s Guide
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974
(FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM)
New Brunswick Scientific, as manufacturers and suppliers of laboratory equipment, are
obliged under the terms of the above Act to provide our users with instructions on the safe
installation, operation and maintenance of our equipment.
Our equipment is designed to acceptable standards and does not entail any hazard if used, as
advised in the attached instructions.
The following safety precautions should be observed by all personnel using this equipment:
1.
Read and understand this manual. If in doubt, contact one of the New
Brunswick Scientific Companies listed.
2.
Do not remove any covers. There are no operable controls other than those
referred to in this manual. There are voltages in excess of 41.5 volts AC
behind
the
covers.
3.
Use freezer gloves at all times when loading or unloading the equipment.
The temperature of operation is such that direct contact with the cold
contents or inside the equipment can burn unprotected skin.
4.
Observe good housekeeping practices, at all times keeping the equipment
and the adjacent areas clean, dry and uncluttered.
5.
Should any malfunctions occur or be suspected, immediately call a qualified
service engineer to investigate.
