BUCHI Syncor Polyvap - Manual (Page 9)

Syncore Platform
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2 Safety
Symbol Meaning Location
Elemento caliente,
superficie caliente
General warning
• Use of the single platform with sample holders or sample
containers that have not been developed for use on the
Syncore single platform.
• Working at above atmospheric pressure
2.5 Basic hazards
The basic hazards arise from:
• Chemicals that are toxic or cause allergic reactions, or
can, in a chemical reaction, produce compounds that are
toxic or cause allergic reactions;
• Solvent materials which can form peroxides
• Very hot or very cold parts made of plastics and metals
(Burn injuries)
• Kinked hoses or the dissolving of hose materials used to
introduce liquids, compressed gases under pressure
• Moving parts which rotate at high speed about an axis and
which if used in an improper way can lead to injury or the
destruction of laboratory equipment
• Glass vessels under vacuum which can implode
• Electric cables which can be damaged or incorrectly con-
nected
• Combustible gases or solvent vapors in the area immedi-
ately adjacent to the Syncore.
2.6 Warning labels on housing
The following warning sticker(s) can be found on the housing
or assemblies of the Syncore: