Safety instructions
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Edition 01/2014
contrAA 600
The operator is responsible for ensuring that waste materials, e.g., sample residues, are
disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner and according to local regulations.
List of dangerous organic solvents
Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) Highly volatile, malodorous
Toluene
Danger to health
Kerosene
Flammable, low vapor pressure
Methanol, ethanol, propanol
Flammable, partly dangerous to health
Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
Highly volatile, easily ignited, dissolves polyethylene
and
polystyrene
This list is in so far incomplete that other solvents could also come into consideration for use
in the contrAA 600 in the HydrEA technique. In cases of uncertainty about an un-named
fluid, this may only be used when the manufacturer has confirmed that there is no danger to
safety.
CLEANING AND DECONTAMINATION MEASURES
The operator is responsible for carrying out suitable decontamination should the device be
contaminated externally or internally with dangerous substances.
Spots, drops or larger spillages should be removed and cleaned using an absorbent material
such as cotton wool, laboratory wiping cloths or cellulose. The affected areas are then to be
wiped with an Incidin Plus solution.
For cleaning the interior of the contrAA 600, the operator is responsible for establishing
appropriate safety precautions – particularly in terms of contaminated and infectious materi-
als.
Before another cleaning or decontamination procedure is used as that prescribed by the
manufacturer, the user shall check with the manufacturer that the intended procedure will not
damage the device.
Safety signs attached to the contrAA 600 must not be wetted with methanol!
DANGER OF EXPLOSION! XENON LAMP AND LAMP HOUSING
Inside the quartz flask of the xenon lamp, there is an overpressure of 2 Pa which may rise to
up to 7 MPa during operation!
The lamp housing may only be opened by the customer service of Analytik Jena AG and
specially authorized technicians.
CAUTION! UV RADIATION AND RISK OF DAZZLING
Protect your eyes!
Never look directly at radiation from the xenon lamp or at the heated graphite tube without
UV protection glasses.
The xenon lamp in particular emits an intense light in the visible range and the UV range!
Never use a hand mirror to observe the drying process of liquid samples in the graphite tube
furnace in the beam path!
