Waters 1500-Series, Operator'S Manual

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A-2 Safety Advisories
Warning symbols
Warning symbols alert you to the risk of death, injury, or seriously adverse
physiological reactions associated with an instrument’s use or misuse. Heed
all warnings when you install, repair, and operate Waters instruments.
Waters assumes no liability for the failure of those who install, repair, or
operate its instruments to comply with any safety precaution.
Task-specific hazard warnings
The following warning symbols alert you to risks that can arise when you
operate or maintain an instrument or instrument component. Such risks
include burn injuries, electric shocks, ultraviolet radiation exposures, and
others.
When the following symbols appear in a manual’s narratives or procedures,
their accompanying text identifies the specific risk and explains how to avoid
it.
Warning:
(General risk of danger. When this symbol appears on an
instrument, consult the instrument’s user documentation for important
safety-related information before you use the instrument.)
Warning:
(Risk of burn injury from contacting hot surfaces.)
Warning:
(Risk of electric shock.)
Warning:
(Risk of fire.)
Warning:
(Risk of sharp-point puncture injury.)
Warning:
(Risk of hand crush injury.)
Warning:
(Risk of exposure to ultraviolet radiation.)
Warning:
(Risk of contacting corrosive substances.)
Warning:
(Risk of exposure to a toxic substance.)
Warning:
(Risk of personal exposure to laser radiation.)