Safety Practices and Hazards
Agilent Cary 600 Series FTIR Spectrometers and Microscopes User’s Guide 7
1. Safety Practices and Hazards
General 8
Ultraviolet radiation 8
Cryogenic cooling 8
Compressed gas cylinders 9
Electrical hazards 10
Laser safety 11
Other precautions 14
Warning and caution messages 15
Information symbols 16
Color coding 17
CE compliance 18
Electromagnetic compatibility 18
Your Agilent Cary 600 Series FTIR spectrometers, microscopes and
accessories have been carefully designed so that when used properly
you have an accurate, fast, flexible and safe analytical system. Unless
specified otherwise, this manual covers the Agilent Cary 660, 670,
680 Spectrometers and the Agilent Cary 610 FTIR Microscope.
If you have purchased an Agilent Cary 620 FTIR microscope, see the
Agilent Cary 620 FTIR Microscope User’s Guide.
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the
manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be
impaired.
Information about safety practices appears throughout the
documentation (both hard copy and online) provided with your
instrument and accessories. Before using the instrument or
accessories, you must thoroughly read these safety practices.
Observe all relevant safety practices at all times.