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3.4 Personal Protective Equipment
Personal protective equipment is used to protect the personnel from dangers which could
affect their safety or health while working.
Personnel must wear personal protective equipment while carrying out the different
operations at and with the device.
This equipment will be defined by the head of the laboratory. Always comply with the
instructions governing personal protective equipment posted in the work area.
3.5 Location of the Safety Label
The laboratory supervisor is responsible for ensuring that all the warning labels are
maintained in their proper place any time that the device is used.
3.6 Basic Dangers
The following section specifies residual risks which may result from using the device and
have been established by means of a risk assessment.
In order to minimize health hazards and avoid dangerous situations, follow the safety
instructions specified here as well as in the following chapters of this manual.
3.6.1 General Workplace Dangers
CAUTION
Risk of injury from tripping over dirt and scattered objects!
Dirt and scattered objects may cause people to slip or trip, resulting in personal injuries.
u Always keep the work area clean.
u Remove objects which are no longer required from the work area and particularly from
the floor.
u Indicate unavoidable hazards using marking tape.
NOTICE
Material damage hazard due to impacting the magnet!
Impacting the magnet may result in a quench.
u Mount the device carefully on the magnet.
u Avoid banging the magnet during installation and operation, e.g. when replacing the
sample carousel.