Labconco Precise HEPA-Filtered Glove Boxes 5220231 - Manual (Page 23)

Chapter 4: Performance Features and Safety Precautions
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Safety Precautions
1. It is the responsibility of the user to determine the suitability of this
product for the intended applications. Consult your Safety Officer.
2. Prior to using the glove box, check to make sure that the exhaust
blower is operating and that air is entering the glove box by observing
the static pressure gauge.
3. Use good housekeeping in the enclosure at all times. Clean up spills
immediately. Periodically clean glove box interior.
4. This product is not designed or intended to be explosion proof. It is
the responsibility of the user to determine and avoid lower explosive
limits and flammability of any enclosed chemicals or gases. The user
is also responsible for taking proper precautions to prevent equipment
damage or injury due to explosion or combustion.
5. Avoid the use of flammable gases or solvents in the glove box. Care
must be taken to ensure against the concentration of flammable or
explosive gases or vapors. Use of an open flame or exposure to high
heat should be avoided in the glove box as heat can damage the liner.
Heat may harm the HEPA filter and damage the filter’s adhesive.
6. Perchloric acid use in this enclosure is prohibited.
7. Radioisotope usage in the glove box should be cleared with your
Safety Officer.
8. A qualified certification technician should test the integrity of the
HEPA filters before the box is initially used.
9. The glove box should be recertified whenever it is relocated or
serviced and at least annually thereafter.
10. The use of safety goggles, protective clothing, and any other personal
protective equipment recommended by your safety officer should be
employed.
11. The HEPA filter provides personnel and environmental protection
from particulate matter. Should the blower be reversed to positive
pressure inside, this glove box may be used for operations requiring
product protection from environmental particulate contamination.
12. HEPA filters are only effective for entrapment of particulate matter.
Manipulations that generate gases or vapors from toxic chemicals or
radionuclides are not captured by the HEPA filters.