IBS VacuSafe Mode D'emploi page 6

Safety at work
Independent of any safety precautions listed here, all other
relevant safety aspects - e.g. GLP, GMP, and those issued
by professional trade associations, the Department of
Health and trade supervisory authorities must be observed.
Qualification of operating personnel
Normally, a technical qualification is required. Specialist
knowledge is required when using VacuSafe for aspirating
or dispensing liquids if all danger is to be avoided. This
particularly applies to the selection of liquids to be aspirat-
ed or dispensed with respect to potential danger involved
and the decision as to whether VacuSafe should be used for
such procedures.
Personnel with no formal laboratory qualification do not, as
a rule, possess the degree of specialist knowledge required
and must hence be trained by qualified personnel and
subsequently supervised.
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Safety aspects for the user company
The supervisors of operating personnel must have read and
understood all the safety precautions involved and must
ensure that these are adhered to. They must also ensure that
operating personnel also understand and observe all safety
rules.
Prior to operating VacuSafe, the supervisor must ensure that
no other dangers exist, especially if other instruments and
systems are also being used and if the liquids to be aspirat-
ed or dispensed represent additional potential danger.
If necessary, additional safety instructions must be
compiled by the supervisor. The user company must, if nec-
essary, in order to exclude all possible danger, compile
explicit safety instructions and have these signed by the
staff responsible. In addition, clear competences must be
established as to who is responsible for the operation of
VacuSafe so that clear responsibilities exist for questions of
safety.