A Safety advisoriesWaters products display safety symbols that identify hazards associated with the product’soperation and maintenance. The symbols also appear in product manuals with statements thatdescribe the hazards and advise how to avoid them. This appendix presents all safety symbolsand statements that apply to Waters’ product offerings. The symbols and statements can apply toa specific product, or apply to other products within the same system.A.1 Warning symbolsWarning symbols alert you to the risk of death, injury, or seriously adverse physiological reactionsassociated with the misuse of an instrument or device. Heed all warnings when you install, repair,or operate any Waters instrument or device. Waters accepts no liability in cases of injury orproperty damage resulting from the failure of individuals to comply with any safety precautionwhen installing, repairing, or operating any of its instruments or devices.The following symbols warn of risks that can arise when you operate or maintain a Watersinstrument or device or component of an instrument or device. When one of these symbolsappears in a manual’s narrative sections or procedures, an accompanying statement identifiesthe applicable risk and explains how to avoid it.Warning: (General risk of danger. When this symbol appears on an instrument,consult the instrument’s user documentation for important safety-related informationbefore you use the instrument.)Warning: (Risk of burn injury from contacting hot surfaces.)Warning: (Risk of electric shock.)Warning: (Risk of fire.)Warning: (Risk of sharp-point puncture injury.)Warning: (Risk of hand crush injury.)June 15, 2017, 715003956 Rev. FPage 59
