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Melting point
B-540
2 Safety
2.5
General hazards
General hazards arise from:
• Mixtures of unknown composition or contaminations.
• Combustible gases or solvent vapours in the immediate
vicinity of the unit.
• Damaged glass components.
• An insufficient distance from the back of the unit to the
wall (see chapter 4, Commissioning the unit).
• Burnings by touching hot parts of the heater.
Apart from authorised maintenance personnel, no one is
allowed to remove any safety devices and covers with a
standard tool. The unit must not be put into operation with
damaged glass components.
Touching life parts may result in fatal injury!
2.6
Safety measures
Personal protective garments must be worn, such as
goggles
and a
laboratory coat
.
This Instruction Manual is a component of the melting point
unit and as such it must remain available at any time to the
operating staff where the unit is operated. This also applies to
manuals in other languages which are available on request.
2.7 Modifications
Modifications on the unit or on the spare parts or accessories
as well as the use of any other spare parts or accessories as
those indicated in this Manual are only permitted after consulting
with Büchi Labortechnik AG and obtaining its written consent.
2.8
Responsibility of the operator
The operator is responsible for instructing his personnel. For
that purpose, this Manual can be supplied in other languages.
The operator shall inform the manufacturer without delay on
any events relevant to safety which may occur with operating
the Melting Point Unit.
