Safety; General Safety Rules; Personal Protective Equipment; Possible Inhalation Hazard - HP D300 Operating Manual

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Safety

The HP D300 Digital Dispenser is intended to be used in the lab environment for drug discovery
purposes with small molecules in DMSO only. Other uses of the dispenser are not recommended at
this time because they may introduce safety or performance issues.
Under no circumstances should the dispenser be used to dispense bacteria, viruses, cells, bio-
fluids, biologicals, pathogens, contagions, infectious agents, potent toxins, oncogenes, radioactive
materials or other potentially hazardous substances. The dispenser should not be exposed to Bio
Safety Level 3 (BSL3) or greater conditions, contaminants or locations.
The dispenser should be used in accordance with all applicable safety rules that are in effect in the
lab in which it is installed. Usage of the dispenser should also follow common sense safety
guidelines for chemical, mechanical, and electrical safety.
NOTE: If this unit requires servicing, or you are unsure about any aspect of operation or safety,
contact your Tecan Service Help Desk. The phone number can be found at
http://www.tecan.com/customersupport.
CAUTION: Do not remove any of the dispenser covers. Contact your Tecan Service Help Desk if
the dispenser is not working properly. Do not attempt to repair the dispenser yourself.

2-1 General safety rules

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Place the dispenser on a work surface that supports all four feet securely.
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Plug the dispenser into a standard, grounded, electrical outlet. Note the power requirement
(120V in North America or 230V in Europe) listed on the back label of the dispenser.
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Avoid the moving parts of the dispenser during operation.

2-2 Personal protective equipment

The HP D300 Digital Dispenser dispenses chemicals normally used by your company. The same
safety precautions and personal protective equipment (PPE) specified by your employer for fluid
transfer operations, such as pipetting into bio-assay well plates, should be used when operating the
dispenser and handling these materials.

2-3 Possible inhalation hazard

The dispenser was designed with chemical safety in mind; however, it does dispense picoliter
droplets of fluid and generates a small amount, less than 1% by volume, of very small aerosol
droplets that might not be trapped within the well plate that you are dispensing into. If the fluids are
known or suspected to be an inhalation hazard or contact hazard, consider using the dispenser in
an exhausted enclosure such as a lab fume hood.

2-4 Pinch hazard

The dispenser was designed with mechanical safety in mind; however, there are potential pinch
points between the pogo block and either the Dispensehead Cassette, the Dispenser deck or the
top cover. This pinch hazard is labeled on the pogo block.
CAUTION: Do not place fingers under or on top of the pogo block at any time.
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