For your safety
Instruction Manual WD290 001
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© Belimed 10268
2 For your safety
With the EC Declaration of Conformity and the CE mark, we affiirm that this prod-
uct complies with the basic health and safety requirements in accordance with
Directive 93/42/EEC Annex II (see Chap. 18 "Conformity and certifications")
Hazards may still arise from the product if it is used incorrectly by inadequately
trained personnel or not as intended.
2.1 Intended use
This product is exclusively approved for the uses stated in the instructions.
Namely for central sterilisation, substerilisation in surgery, in hospitals, clinical
laboratories and in industry.
2.2 Duty of care in handling the device
• Only use original racks, spare parts and accessories
• Load the racks as intended (see Chap. 8 "Loading and identifying racks")
• Daily servicing work on the device must be carried out regularly and in ac-
cordance with regulations (see Chap. 14 "Daily servicing and cleaning work")
• Validation of the programme parameters must be performed regularly (see
Chap. 2.6 "Process validation")
• Installation, deinstallation, servicing or modification must only be carried
out by persons authorised by Belimed
• In the case ofincorrectly installed, operated or maintained devices all
warranty claims are invalidated
2.3 Non-intended use
All other applications are considered as non-intended use.
Damages caused by operator error, non-intended use, failure to observe the in-
structions, operation by untrained personnel, unauthorised modifications and
conversions without the written consent of the manufacturer, are not permitted
and preclude the manufacturer's liability for the ensuing damage to property and
personal injury.
2.4 Instruction of personnel
This product must only be used, maintained and repaired by authorised, trained
and briefed personnel. This assumes that these instructions are read and under-
stood.
Responsibilities and competencies in operation, servicing and maintenance
must be clearly defined and observed.