BUCHI KjelFlex K-360 - Manual (Page 9)

2 Safety
9 KjelFlex K-360 Operation Manual, Version C
2 .2 User qualification
The instrument may only be used by laboratory personnel and other persons who on account of
training or professional experience have an overview of the dangers which can develop when
operating the instrument.
Personnel without this training or persons who are currently being trained require careful instruction.
The present Operation Manual serves as the basis for this.
2 .3 Proper use
The instrument has been designed and built for laboratories. It serves for the distillation of steam-vola-
tile substances.
2 .4 Improper use
Applications not mentioned above are improper. Also, applications which do not comply with the tech-
nical data are considered improper.
The operator bears the sole risk for any damages caused by such improper use.
The following uses are expressly forbidden:
Use of the instrument in rooms which require ex-protected instruments. •
Use on samples, which can explode or inflame (e.g. explosives, etc.) due to shock, friction, heat or •
spark formation.
2 .5 Product safety
The instrument is designed and built in accordance with state-of-the-art technology. Nevertheless,
risks to users, property and the environment can arise when the instrument is used carelessly or
improperly.
The manufacturer has determined residual dangers emanating from the instrument
if the instrument is operated by insufficiently trained personnel. •
if the instrument is not operated according to its proper use. •
Safety warnings in this manual (as discribed in section 2.1 ff) serve to make the user alert and to avoid
hazardous situations emanating from residual dangers by giving appropriate counter meassured.