Warning symbols
July 29, 2013, 715003794 Rev. B 263
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.
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: 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 incompatible compounds like
tetrahydrofuran (THF) and nitric or sulfuric acids.
• 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.
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