Risks to personnel mentioned in the following sections will be denoted by the following:
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Risk to the equipment and important information will be denoted by the following:
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- If at any point when using the 9000SMZ you feel that the blade, advance or stage drive is likely to cause a collision with any body part or another fixed object, immediately press the emergency stop button on the top right-hand side of the instrument. Follow onscreen instructions to recover.
- The 9000SMZ alone weighs 32kg and requires a two person lift during removal from transit case/crate and placement onto a suitable work bench.
Unpacking Step 1: Remove Foam insert and Accessories Box
Unpacking Step 2: Two people are required for this step, remove the 9000SMZ with one person lifting from either side. It is imperative that a person does not try to lift the 9000SMZ on their own. - The 9000SMZ with accessories can weigh as much as 35kg. Therefore, it should be placed on a secure, level bench with suitable non-slip surface characteristics to ensure that the instrument cannot be inadvertently moved, giving rise to a falling object hazard to the user or other laboratory personnel.
- Users must keep fingers clear of the Blade/Blade Holder area when loading the Bath accessory to avoid finger crush hazard.
- When loading and using the Opti-Cal Blade Alignment accessory, the equipment operates with very close clearances between the blade and the Opti-Cal unit. This presents a crushing/cut hazard; thus, hands and fingers must be kept clear of this area.
- Take care when fitting the blade into the blade holder. Use the Blade Handling Tool supplied in the toolkit (see page 15).
- Users must keep fingers clear of the Bath area during operation since both the horizontal Blade Advance drive and vertical rising table mechanisms are capable of very high thrust forces and therefore gives rise to a potential finger cut and crush hazards between the Blade/Blade Holder and the Specimen Holder/stainless steel bath.
- The blade edge is exposed during operation; hence users must keep fingers away from the tissue specimen cutting area. Where tissue slices require manipulation after slicing, it is recommended that this be done with a soft brush.
- When not in use, place the magnetic Blade Guard supplied in the toolkit over the Blade Holder, to reduce risk of accidental contact with the blade edge by you or other laboratory personnel (see Section 8 for an example).
- The 9000SMZ machines are designed for indoor laboratory use only; the machines are resistant to fluid ingress and foreign object ingress when operated as intended and as further instructed in this manual. The operating temperature limits for this machine are +5°C to +40°C with a maximum relative humidity of 50%. Should this machine be operated in an environment outside these specifications user safety protection may be impaired.
- All relevant laboratory hygiene and bio-hazard protocols are adhered to when preparing tissue samples, operating this equipment, and the disposal of tissues samples and bath fluids.