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Section 5: Preventative Maintenance and Safety
5.6 Shipping or Disposing of the Stainer or Carousels
Shipping the Instrument or Carousels
WARNING!
Disinfect the instrument or carousels before returning them to ELITechGroup. The operator must
complete a Hazard Free Certification form, otherwise the distributor or service center may not
accept the instrument; or customs authorities may hold it.
WARNING!
Shipping the instrument or carousels without decontaminating according to these instructions is
dangerous to service personnel. Additional fees for decontamination performed by ELITechGroup
will be charged to the user.
CAUTION:
Ship the instrument or carousels in containers comparable to the original packaging.
Hazard Free Certification
The operator must print and complete the Hazard Free Certification (obtained from ELITechGroup
Customer Service).
Attach the certification form to the top of the instrument package before sending the package to
ELITechGroup.
Disposing of the Instrument or Carousels
The instrument and carousels should be completely decontaminated and disposed of as follows:
Under Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), this equipment cannot be disposed of in a municipal waste. Instead, the
equipment must be disposed of either by:
1. Routing to an authorized local facility approved for handling hazardous materials.
OR
2. Returning the equipment to ELITechGroup or an authorized service center.