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A.1.1 Specific warnings
The following warnings (both symbols and text) can appear in the user manuals of particular
instruments and devices and on labels affixed to them or their component parts.
Burst warning
This warning applies to Waters instruments and devices fitted with nonmetallic tubing.
Mass spectrometer shock hazard
The following warning applies to all Waters mass spectrometers.
The following warning applies to certain mass spectrometers when they are in Operate mode.
Warning: (Risk of exposure to a toxic substance.)
Warning: (Risk of personal exposure to laser radiation.)
Warning: (Risk of exposure to biological agents that can pose a serious health threat.)
Warning: (Risk of tipping.)
Warning: (Risk of explosion.)
Warning: (Risk of eye injury)
Warning: (Risk of high-pressure gas release.)
Warning: To avoid injury from bursting, nonmetallic tubing, heed these precautions when
working in the vicinity of such tubing when it is pressurized:
• Wear eye protection.
• Extinguish all nearby flames.
• Do not use tubing that is, or has been, stressed or kinked.
• Do not expose nonmetallic tubing to compounds with which it is chemically incompatible:
tetrahydrofuran, nitric acid, and sulfuric acid, for example.
• Be aware that some compounds, like methylene chloride and dimethyl sulfoxide, can
cause nonmetallic tubing to swell, significantly reducing the pressure at which the tubing
can rupture.
Warning: To avoid electric shock, do not remove the mass spectrometer’s protective
panels. The components that they cover are not user-serviceable.
Warning: To avoid harmless, static-like electric shock, ensure that the mass spectrometer
is in Standby mode before you touch any of its external surfaces that are marked with this
high voltage warning symbol.
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