ThermoFisher Scientific QuantStudio 12K Flex OpenArray AccuFill System - Safety Requirements; Safety Practices; Required Safety Equipment; Third-Party Software

Safety requirements
Safety practices
A safety representative from your facility must ensure that:
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Personnel establish and follow all applicable safety practices and policies to protect laboratory
personnel from potential hazards.
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All applicable safety devices and equipment are available at all times.
Required safety equipment
Your laboratory has specific safety practices and policies designed to protect laboratory personnel from
potential hazards that are present. Follow all applicable safety-related procedures at all times.
The following safety equipment and protection from hazards must be available at the installation site:
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Protection from any sources of hazardous chemicals, radiation (for example, lasers, radioisotopes,
radioactive wastes, and contaminated equipment), and potentially infectious biological material that
may be present in the area where the service representative will work.
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Appropriate fire extinguisher:
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You are responsible for providing an appropriate fire extinguisher for use on or near the
equipment.
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The types and sizes of fire extinguishers shall be suitable for use on electrical and chemical
fires as specified in current codes, regulations, and/or standards, and with approval of the Fire
Marshall or other authority having jurisdiction.
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The installation of appropriate fire extinguishers shall be in addition to other fire-protection
systems and not as a substitute or alternative to them.
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Eyewash
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Safety shower
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Eye and hand protection
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Adequate ventilation, including vent line/fume hood, if applicable
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Biohazard waste container, if applicable
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First-aid equipment
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Spill cleanup equipment
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Applicable Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
Third-party software
Before installing third-party software on the computer running the product software, confirm that the
third-party software will not:
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Restrict Ethernet communication.
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Interfere with instrument or computer operation.
Appendix C
Site requirements
Safety requirements
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