Note: SCIEX will not accept any system returns without a completed Decontamination Form. Contact an FSE
to obtain a copy of the form.
Ventilation Precautions
The venting of fumes and disposal of waste must comply with all of the federal, state, provincial, and local health
and safety regulations. It is the customer's responsibility to make sure that the air quality is maintained in compliance
with local health and safety regulations.
Chemical Precautions
• Determine which chemicals have been used in the system prior to service and regular maintenance. Refer to
Safety Data Sheets for the health and safety precautions that must be followed with chemicals.
• Work in a well-ventilated area.
• Always wear assigned personal protective equipment, including powder-free neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety
glasses, and a laboratory coat.
• Follow required electrical safe work practices.
• Avoid ignition sources when working with flammable materials, such as isopropanol, methanol, and other
flammable solvents.
• Take care in the use and disposal of any chemicals. Potential risk of personal injury if proper procedures for
handling and disposing of chemicals are not followed.
• Avoid skin contact with chemicals during cleaning and wash hands after use.
• Comply with all of the local regulations for the storage, handling, and disposal of biohazardous, toxic, or
radioactive materials.
• (Recommended) Use secondary containment trays beneaththe solvent bottles and the waste collection container
to capture potential chemical spills.
Static Electricity Precautions
Liquid chromatography (LC) uses flammable organic solvents as the mobile phase. LC systems are also often used
where large amount of flammable substances are present. Thus, there is a risk of accidents involving fire or
explosion.
The major cause of these accidents is static electricity. Devising preventative measures for static electricity can be
difficult, because the symptoms before an accident vary and can be hard to detect, because such accidents occur
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