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Safety regulations
1.4 Responsibility of the owner
The owner of the appliance
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is responsible for the flawless condition of the appliance and for its proper operation in
accordance with its intended use (see page 8);
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is responsible for ensuring that persons who are to operate or service the appliance are
qualified to do this, have been instructed accordingly and are familiar with the operating
instructions at hand;
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must know about the applicable guidelines, requirements and operational safety
regulations, and train staff accordingly;
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is responsible for ensuring that unauthorised persons have no access to the appliance;
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is responsible for ensuring that the maintenance plan is adhered to and that maintenance
work is carried out properly (see page 53);
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has to ensure that the appliance and its surroundings are kept clean and tidy, for example
through corresponding instructions and inspections;
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is responsible for ensuring that personal protective clothing is worn by operating
personnel, e.g. work clothes, safety shoes and protective gloves.
1.5
Intended use
This appliance is exclusively intended for heating up non-explosive substances and objects.
Any other use is improper, and may result in hazards and damage.
The appliance is not explosion-proof (does not comply with the German workplace health &
safety regulation VBG 24). The appliance may only be loaded with materials and substances
which cannot form any toxic or explosive vapours at the set temperature and which cannot
explode, burst or ignite.
The appliance may not be used for drying, vaporising and branding paints or similar materials
the solvents of which could form an explosive mixture when combined with air. If there is
any doubt as to the composition of materials, they must not be loaded into the appliance.
Potentially explosive gas-air mixtures must not form, neither in the working chamber nor in
the direct vicinity of the appliance.
Intended use as a medical device
For appliances subject to the 93/42/EEC guideline (Council Directive on the approximation of
the laws of the Member States relating to medical devices), the intended use is defined as
follows:
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For appliances of the UF
PLUS
type series: The appliance serves for heating non-sterile cloths
and covers.
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For appliances of the IF
PLUS
type series: The appliance serves for heating non-sterile cloths
and covers, as well as for temperature control of rinsing and infusion solutions.
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For appliances of the IN
PLUS
type series: The appliance serves for temperature control of
rinsing and infusion solutions.
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For appliances of the SF
PLUS
type series: The appliance serves for sterilising medical material
through dry heated air at atmospheric pressure (also see page 52).
