Potential | Safety Measures |
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UV Exposure | Never illuminate UV Lamp outside of the UV Chamber. |
| Never look directly at illuminated UV Lamp, even when using protective gear. |
| Always use protective gear, including gloves and UV safety glasses. |
| If accidental exposure occurs, immediately cool affected area and consult physician. |
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Electrical Shock | Disconnect power to system before performing any maintenance or repair. |
| There may be more than one source of power. |
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Impalement | Never perform any physical inspection, repair or maintenance on UV Chamber unless |
| UV chamber has been isolated and depressurized. |
| Never service UV Lamps, Sleeves or associated hardware until depressurization of UV |
| chamber has been confirmed. |
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Hot chamber | Allow UV Lamps, UV Chamber to cool for a minimum of 10 minutes before handling. |
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Cut or ingestion | Ensure the quartz sleeve or lamp is not broken, cracked or damaged in any way when |
| handling equipment. |
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Scald from water | When there is no water flow, the water in the chamber will become hot.To prevent |
| scalding, allow the system to cool before draining the system. |
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Fire | Do not store any combustible or flammable material close to the system. |
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Hg Exposure | The UV lamp contains mercury. If the lamp breaks, then avoid inhalation or ingestion |
| of the debris and avoid exposure to eyes and skin. Never use a vacuum cleaner to |
| clean up a broken lamp as this may scatter the spilled mercury. Obey local regulations |
| and guidelines for the removal and disposal of mercury waste. |
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Water leak | Use proper plumbing materials to avoid potential material degradation from UV |
| exposure. |
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