Koehler K71000 - Safety Information and Warnings; General Safety Considerations and Unit Design

K71000 Automatic PMCC Flash Point Analyzer
Operation and Instruction Manual
K71000-Manual -8-
Temperature
Calibration:
Three (3) Types
available:
- 2 Point Sample
Temperature (Standard)
- Multipoint (>2)
Temperature Calibration
(Available as Option)
- CRM Calibration – Built-
In Software function to
automatically correct as
per CRM tested
Security:
Three level password
protection
Key Safety
Features:
- Collision / Interference
Detection: Analyzer can
sense user position
around moveable parts
and stop its motion
- Fire suppression
detection: Equipped with
second gas line for
connection to CO
2
or
Nitrogen gas. Gas
disbursement ring around
test cup/cover saturated
area with extinguishing
gases.
Ambient
Temperature
Range:
10 to 35°C
Altitude:
Rated for use below
2000m
Environmental
Conditions:
As per section 1.4.1 of
IEC 61010
Dimensions:
(in.(cm))
Width: 10 7/8” (27.63cm)
Depth: 17.5” (44.45cm)
Height:
- Closed Test Position –
20” (50.8cm)
- Fully Open Position –
26” (66.04cm)
Net Weight:
60 lbs (27.22 kg)
2 Safety Information and Warnings
2.1 Safety Considerations
The most important safety consideration is that
people are operating this piece of equipment.
The laboratory staff and management are
responsible to assure that only authorized,
trained and competent personnel use this
equipment.
The use of this equipment may involve
hazardous materials and operations. This
manual does not purport to address all of the
safety problems associated with the use of this
equipment. It is the responsibility of any user of
this equipment to investigate, research, and
establish appropriate safety and health practices
and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
Test results from ASTM D93 flash point test are
used along with other data to assess the
flammable hazards of a material. By its very
nature a flash point analysis is the performance
of a hazardous activity (waving a flame above a
heated flammable material in the presence of
excess air) under carefully controlled conditions
(limited small amount of material, ability to
remove ignition source, ability to remove
oxidizer). Still there are conditions that can
cause operating problems during testing.
Among the most well known are samples
contaminated with water or light ends, and less
commonly, samples which foam and cause
overflow. Samples may also contain or be
contaminated with acutely toxic materials or
materials that when combusted pose a health
hazard.
2.2 Unit Design
This equipment is specifically designed for use
in accordance with the applicable standard test
methods listed in section 1.2 of this manual. The
use of this equipment in accordance with any
other test procedures, or for any other purpose,
is not recommended and may be extremely
hazardous.
WARNING: The K71000 Automatic
Pensky-Martens Flash Point Analyzer was
designed to be the safest flash point instrument
in the marketplace, however, there are safety
concerns and hazards, which this instrument is
not designed to address. The purchase and