A Safety advisories
Waters products display safety symbols that identify hazards associated with the product’s
operation and maintenance. The symbols also appear in product manuals with statements that
describe the hazards and advise how to avoid them. This appendix presents all safety symbols
and statements that apply to Waters’ product offerings. The symbols and statements can apply to
a specific product, or apply to other products within the same system.
A.1 Warning symbols
Warning symbols alert you to the risk of death, injury, or seriously adverse physiological reactions
associated with the misuse of an instrument or device. Heed all warnings when you install, repair,
or operate any Waters instrument or device. Waters accepts no liability in cases of injury or
property damage resulting from the failure of individuals to comply with any safety precaution
when installing, repairing, or operating any of its instruments or devices.
The following symbols warn of risks that can arise when you operate or maintain a Waters
instrument or device or component of an instrument or device. When one of these symbols
appears in a manual’s narrative sections or procedures, an accompanying statement identifies
the applicable 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 injury caused by moving machinery.)
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