2 Safety
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C-660 Operation Manual, Version F
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Safety
This chapter highlights the safety concept of the fraction collector and contains general rules of
behavior and warnings from hazards concerning the use of the product.
The safety of users and personnel can only be ensured if these safety instructions and the safety-
related warnings in the individual chapters are strictly observed and followed, therefore, the manual
must always be available to all persons performing the tasks described herein.
2 .1
User qualification
The instrument may only be used by laboratory personnel or other persons who on account of training
or professional experience have an overview of the dangers which can develop when operating the
instrument.
Personnel without this training or persons who are currently being trained require careful supervision.
The present Operation Manual serves as a basis for training.
2 .2
Proper use
The Fraction Collector C-660 has been conceived of and constructed as a laboratory instrument. Its
correct usage is the optimal and reliable collection of individual aqueous and/or organic fractions in
predetermined or customized racks (e.g. chromatography or Syncore racks).
Correct usage of the Fraction Collector C-660 also includes its maintenance and careful handling of
the instrument on the basis of the specifications given in the Operation Manual.
2 .3
Improper use
Applications beyond those described above are improper. Furthermore, applications which do not
comply with the technical data are also considered improper. The operator bears the sole risk for any
damages caused by such improper use.
The following applications are expressly forbidden:
• Use of the instrument in rooms which require ex-protected instruments.
• Collection of samples which can explode or inflame due to shock, friction, heat or spark formation
or that are combustible (e.g. explosive substances, etc.)
• Use in human medicine diagnostics.
• Preparation of food.
