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prior to disposal. Applicable local regulations for disposal have to be carefully
observed.
The instruments and electronic accessories (without batteries, power packs etc.)
must be disposed off according to the regulations for the disposal of electronic
components.
Batteries, power packs and similar power source have to be dismounted from
electric/electronic parts and disposed off in accordance with applicable local
regulations.
1.6 Biohazard warning
Analytical instruments for diagnostic application involve the handling of hu-
man samples and controls which should be considered at least potentially
infectious. Therefore every part and accessory of the respective instrument
which may have come into contact with such samples must equally be consid-
ered as potentially infectious.
For safety reasons, we have labeled instruments with the„BIOHAZARD“ warn-
ing label below.
1.7 Instrument Disinfection
Before doing any servicing on the instrument it is very important to thorough-
ly disinfect all possibly contaminated parts. Before the instrument is removed
from the laboratory for disposal or servicing, it must be decontaminated. De-
contamination should be performed by authorised well-trained personnel only,
observing all necessary safety precautions.
Instruments to be returned have to be accompanied by a decontamination
certificate completed by the responsible laboratory manager.
If a decontamination certificate is not supplied, the returning laboratory will be
responsible for charges resulting from non-acceptance of the instrument by the
servicing centre, or from authority’s interventions.
FIGURE 1
Biological Hazard Symbol
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