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A Safety Advisories
Waters instruments and devices display hazard symbols that alert you to the hidden
dangers associated with a product’s operation and maintenance. The symbols also
appear in product manuals where they accompany statements describing the hazards
and advising how to avoid them. This appendix presents the safety symbols and
statements that apply to all of Waters’ product offerings.
A.1 Warning symbols
Warning symbols alert you to the risk of death, injury, or seriously adverse
physiological reactions associated with the misuse of an instrument of device. Heed all
warnings when you install, repair, or operate any Waters instrument or device. Waters
accepts no liability in cases of injury or property damage resulting from the failure of
individuals to comply with any safety precaution when installing, repairing, or
operating any of its instruments or devices.
The following symbols warn of risks that can arise when you operate or maintain a
Waters instrument or device or component of an instrument or device. When one of
these symbols appear in a manual’s narrative sections or procedures, an
accompanying statement identifies the applicable risk and explains how to avoid it.
Warning: (General risk of danger. When this symbol appears on an
instrument, consult the instrument’s user documentation for important
safety-related information before you use the instrument.)
Warning: (Risk of burn injury from contacting hot surfaces.)
Warning: (Risk of electric shock.)
Warning: (Risk of fire.)
Warning: (Risk of sharp-point puncture injury.)
Warning: (Risk of hand crush injury.)
Warning: (Risk of injury caused by moving machinery.)
Warning: (Risk of exposure to ultraviolet radiation.)
Warning: (Risk of contacting corrosive substances.)
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