LABEC SS2 - Manual (Page 3)

Caution
Please observe the following safety measures before using your LABEC equipment.
1.
These steam sterilisers are NOT FLAME PROOF and under no circumstances should
inflammable, combustible or explosive material be placed in the steam steriliser.
2. Low ignition temperature materials and those materials which give off inflammable or
explosive vapors should not be placed in the steam steriliser.
3. Avoid heating substances which give off corrosive vapor.
4. Users are advised of the dangers of heating combustible materials. The manufacturer can
recommend special types of elements which will prohibit the steam sterilisers temperature
reaching known ignition points.
5. Observe those rules pertaining to wiring and installation of electrical appliances as
recommended by the local supply authority.
WARNING
It is detrimental for any of the substances listed below to be inside this equipment. The interior of the
steam steriliser may be damaged if exposed to any of them. Corrosion of the stainless steel and other
surfaces will be directly attributable to the presence of one or more of these substances and will not
be a defect or failure for which the manufacturer will accept responsibility.
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES SALT ACIDS MISCELLANEOUS
ALKAFORM
AMMONIUM
BROMIDE ACETIC
BROMIDE
ANAESTHESIA AMMONIUM
CHLORIDE BORIC
CHLORINE
CARBON CALCIUM
CHLORIDE CARBOLIC
(PHENOL) FLUORINE
TETRACHLORIDE CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE CHROMIC
IODINE
FORMALDEHYDE FERRIC CHLORIDE
HYDROCYAIC
SULPHUR DIOXIDE
LYSOL(CRESOLS ETC) HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE NITRIC
TRICHLORETHYLENE MAGNESIUM
CHLORIDE OXALIC
MERCURIC
CHLORIDE HYDROCHLORIC
POTASSIUM
CHLORIDE PHOSPORIC
POTASSIUM
HYPOCHLORITE SULPHURIC
2 Laboratory Equipment Pty Ltd Instruction Manual – Steam Steriliser 2013 ver 1.0