Leica Biosystems PELORIS_PELORIS II - Manual (Page 9)

Leica PELORIS™ User Manual Rev K © Leica Biosystems Melbourne Pty Ltd 2011 9
Safety Notices
The Peloris™ tissue processor is designed to provide safe, trouble-free operation when used in accordance with this
document. Follow all safety precautions to avoid personal injury, damage to patient samples, and damage to the instrument.
Clean and maintain the instrument as described in Chapter 7, Cleaning and Maintenance.
The Safety Notice Types section below describes the types of safety notices in the manual.
The General Warnings and Cautions section has general warnings for the Peloris instrument – other notices appear in
relevant sections in the manual.
Safety Notice Types
Safety notices in this manual are either warnings or cautions.
Warnings
Warnings are notifications of hazards that could lead to personal injury to Peloris users or people in the vicinity of the
instrument.
Warnings are also used when there is the possibility of damaging patient tissue samples.
Warnings in this manual use symbols with a red border, as illustrated below:
Cautions
Cautions are notifications of hazards that could lead to damage to the Peloris instrument or other equipment.
Cautions in this manual use symbols with a yellow border, as illustrated below:
TOXIC HAZARD
There is danger of ingestion, inhalation or skin contact with toxic material.
HEAT HAZARD
There is danger of burns.
CHEMICAL HAZARD
There is a danger of exposure to corrosive chemicals.
ELECTRICAL HAZARD
There is danger of electric shock.
GENERAL HAZARD
There is danger of personal injury or damage to patient tissue samples.
CAUTION
There is danger of damage to the Peloris instrument or other equipment.