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Read Carefully Before Using
●Determine the handling person responsible of this product.
●In this manual the following headings are applied to items to which great attention should be
given:
WARNING
: Precaution indicating an imminent dangerous situation which if not
avoided may lead to death or serious injury.
CAUTION
: Precaution indicating a dangerous situation which if not avoided may
lead to moderate or slight injury.
IMPORTANT
: Indicates items you are strongly advised to obey.
NOTE
: Items that will aid in proper operation of the equipment.
●Never use the autoclave to sterilize any of the following hazardous materials or substances with
alkali content. Sterilization of such objects can cause explosion, corrosion of the working
chamber or chamber piping, and deterioration of gaskets.
List of Hazardous Materials
Explosive substances
・Nitroglycol, nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, and other explosive nitric esters.
・Trinitrobenzene, trinitrotoluene, picric acid, and other explosive nitro compounds.
・Peracetic acid, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, and other organic peroxides.
Ignitable substances
・Metallic lithium, potassium, sodium, yellow phosphorous, phosphorus sulfide, and red
phosphorus.
・Celluloids, calcium carbide (carbide), lime phosphide, and magnesium powder
・Aluminum powder, magnesium powder, and metallic powders other than aluminum powder
・Sodium dithionite (or sodium hydrosulfite)
Oxidizing agents
・ Potassium chlorate, sodium chlorate, ammonium chlorate, and other chlorates
・ ・ Potassium perchlorate, sodium perchlorate, ammonium perchlorate, and other
perchlorates.
・Potassium peroxide, sodium peroxide, barium peroxide, and other inorganic peroxides
・Potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, and other nitrates
・Sodium chlorite and other chlorites
・Calcium hypochlorite and other hypochlorites
Flammable substances
・Ethyl ether, gasoline, acetaldehyde, propylene oxide, carbon disulfide, and other substances
whose flash points range from -30 to 0°C.
・Methanol, ethanol, xylene, benzyl acetate (or amyl acetate), and other substances whose
flash points range from 0 to 30°C.
・Kerosene, gas oil, turpenine oil, isopentyl alcohol (or isoamyl alcohol), acetic acid, and other
substances whose flash points range from 30 to 65°C.
Flammable gas (hydrogen, acetylene, ethylene, methane, ethane, propane, butane, and other
substances that are gases at a temperature of 15°C under 1 atmospheric pressure.)
WARNING