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7 Returning the Product
WARNING
Caution: forwarding contaminated products
Contaminated products (e.g. radioactive, toxic, caustic or microbio-
logical hazard) can be detrimental to health and environment.
Products returned to Pfeiffer Vacuum should preferably be free of
harmful substances. Adhere to the forwarding regulations of all in-
volved countries and forwarding companies and enclose a duly com-
pleted declaration of contamination (
→
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32).
Products that are not clearly declared as "free of harmful substances" are de-
contaminated at the expense of the end-user.
Products not accompanied by a duly completed declaration of contamination are
returned to the sender at his own expense.
8 Disposal
DANGER
Caution: contaminated parts
Contaminated parts can be detrimental to health and environment.
Before beginning to work, find out whether any parts are contaminated.
Adhere to the relevant regulations and take the necessary precautions
when handling contaminated parts.
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WARNING
Caution: substances detrimental to the environment
Products or parts thereof (mechanical and electric components, oper-
ating fluids etc.) can be detrimental to the environment.
Dispose of such substances in accordance with the relevant local
regulations.
After disassembling the product, separate its components according to the follow-
ing criteria:
Contaminated components (radioactive, toxic, caustic, or biological hazard etc.)
must be decontaminated in accordance with the relevant national regulations,
separated according to their materials, and disposed of.
Such components must be separated according to their materials and recycled.
Separating the components
Contaminated components
Other components
