Star Lab GuardOne User manual

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EC Declaration of Conformity
STARLAB GuardOne® Workstation for process protection
S8040-0000:LFGO32SL (Laminar Flow GuardOne 32 inch)
S8040-0001:LFGO48SL (Laminar Flow GuardOne 48 inch)
S8040-1000:DAGO32SL (Dead Air GuardOne 32 inch)
S8040-1001:DAGO48SL (Dead Air GuardOne 48 inch)
meets the requirements of the following directives:
2014/35/EU Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
EN 61010-1:2010 (Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control,
and laboratory use - General requirements)
2014/30/EU EMC Directive
EN 55011:2009+A1:2010 (ISM equipment - Radio-frequency disturbance characteristics -
Limits and methods of measurement)
EN 61326-1:2013 (Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use -
EMC requirements - General requirements)
IEC 62471:2006 (Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems)
ISO 14644-1:2015 Class 5 (Cleanrooms andassociated controlled environments -
Additional Legal Requirements
2011/65/EU (RoHS – Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances
in electrical andelectronicequipment)
EN 50581: 2012 (Technical documentation for the assessment of electrical andelectronic
products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances)
2012/19/EU (WEEE – Directive on waste electrical andelectronicequipment)
EN 50419:2006 (Marking of electrical andelectronicequipment in accordance with Directive
WEEE)
EC 1907/2006 (Directive on REACH)
94/62/EC (Directive on packaging and packaging waste)
Additional Requirements
EN ISO 14971:2012 (Medical devices – Application of risk management to medical devices)
Klaus Ambos
CEO STARLAB International GmbH
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Starlab International GmbH
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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
 ___________________________________________________________________________ 
 ______________________________________________________________________________
Certicate ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2
1 Overview of the GuardOne® Workstation___________________________________________________________________________________ 4
1.1 SetupundFunction ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4
1.2 ScopeofDelivery_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6
2 Safety __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8
2.1 ExplanationofSafetySymbols __________________________________________________________________________________ 8
2.2 IntendedUse _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9
2.3 SafetyInstallations ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 9
2.4 ResponsibilitiesoftheOperator _________________________________________________________________________________ 9
2.5 PersonnelRequirements______________________________________________________________________________________ 10
2.6 PersonalProtectiveEquipment_________________________________________________________________________________ 10
2.7 HazardswhenUsedasIntended________________________________________________________________________________ 10
2.8 BehaviourinCaseofEmergency ________________________________________________________________________________ 13
3 Transport, Packing and Storage __________________________________________________________________________________________ 14
3.1 SafetyduringTransport,PackingandStorage______________________________________________________________________ 14
3.2 InspectionofTransportandDelivery ____________________________________________________________________________ 14
3.3 HandlingofPackagingMaterial _________________________________________________________________________________ 15
3.4 Storage ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15
4 Assembly ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16
4.1 InstallingthePCBackPanel ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17
4.2 InstallingthePCSidePanelsandtheMultifunctionalShelf ___________________________________________________________ 17
4.3 InstallingthePCFrontDoor ___________________________________________________________________________________ 19
4.4 InstallingtheTopHousing_____________________________________________________________________________________ 20
4.5 InstallingtheUVLamp _______________________________________________________________________________________ 21
4.6 CompleteInstallation ________________________________________________________________________________________ 22
5 Putting into service _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25
6 Operation ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 26
6.1 GettoKnowtheGraphicalUserInterface_________________________________________________________________________ 26
6.2 OperatingtheDisplayArea ____________________________________________________________________________________ 27
7 Cleaning and Maintenance_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 38
7.1 SafetyIndications ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 38
7.2 Maintenance _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 38
7.3 CleaningandDecontamination _________________________________________________________________________________ 44
8 Troubleshooting ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 46
8.1 Alerts_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 47
8.2 Errors ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 48
8.3 Identifyingnon-automaticallymonitoredmalfunctions ______________________________________________________________ 48
9 Disposal _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 50
10 Specications __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 50
10.1 Operatingconditions_________________________________________________________________________________________ 50
10.2 Measurementsandweight ____________________________________________________________________________________ 51
10.3 Powerrequirements _________________________________________________________________________________________ 52
10.4 Productmodellabel _________________________________________________________________________________________ 52
11 Index __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 53

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 ®Workstation
 
Setup
Fig. 1: GuardOne® Workstation
A Tophousingunit
B PC(Polycarbonate)glasschamber
1 Tophousingwithpre-installedpre-lterandHEPAlter
2 Plasticrivets
3 Sidepanel
4 Backpanel
5 Baseplate
6 Pre-installedfrontdoorwithtwofoldingsegments
7 Multifunctionalshelf
8 Touchscreendisplaywithgraphicaluserinterface

TherearetwodifferentkindsofmodelsoftheGuardOne®Workstation,aDeadAirandaLaminarFlowmodel.
Eachofthemyoucanorderintwosizes.
ThetwosizesoftheGuardOne®Workstationare:
› 32“:Inthissize,theGuardOne®WorkstationhasoneUVlampand,assumingitistheLaminarFlowmodel,onepre-andoneHEPAlter.
› 48“:Inthissize,theGuardOne®WorkstationhastwoUVlampsand,assumingitistheLaminarFlowmodel,twoblowermotors,
twopre-andtwoHEPAlters.
ThedimensionscanbefoundChapter10“Specications”.

› ThistypeoftheGuardOne®Workstationlackstheairflowfunctiontocreateacleanairenvironment.Nonetheless,youcandecontaminate
theworkingareausingtheUVlamps.

› Dependingonitssize,theLaminarFlowmodelisdeliveredwithone(in32“version)ortwo(in48“version)blowermotorsandoneor
twopre-andoneortwoHEPAlters.Inaddition,oneortwoUVlampsareincluded.
› ThistypeofGuardOne®Workstationcancreateacleanairenvironmentusingtheairflowfunctionanditdecontaminatestheworkingarea
usingtheUVlamps.

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
TheGuardOne®WorkstationisacontainmentequipmentusingairltrationtechnologyandUVirradiationtocreateaworkingenvironmentin
whichtheriskofcross-contaminationunderstandardlaboratoryworkingconditionsisminimized.
Toachievethis,theGuardOne®Workstationusesthefollowingcomponents:
› 
Combinationoflow-noiseblowermotor,standardHEPAlterandpre-lter.
› 
UVlightwithaxedwavelengthof254nm.

Forfurtherinformation,contactyourlocalStarlabserviceoryourlocalStarlabsalesrepresentativeonwww.starlabgroup.com.
Inthisoperatingmanual,allfunctionswithregardstothepre-andHEPAlteraswellastheUVlamparedescribed.Ifyou
haveaDeadAirmodel,youcanignoretheinstructionsforoperating,replacing,maintainingandtroubleshootingthelters.
ThisoperatingmanualprovidestheinstructionsfortheLaminarFlow,size32“withoneHEPAandprelterandoneUV
lamp.IfyouhaveamodelLaminarFloworDeadAirofsize48“,followtheinstructionsforinstallationandmaintenanceof
HEPAlters,UVlampsandpre-lterstwicetoinstallandreplacethelampsandlters.

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 
Fig. 2: Installed PC glass chamber of the model Laminar Flow, size 32“
1a+b Sidepanels
2 Frontdoor
3 Backpanel
4 Multifunctionalshelf
5 Baseplate

Justlikethefrontandthebackpanel,thesidepanelsaremadeof6-mmclearpolycarbonate(PC)glass,withoverlapbetweenthesegments
toeliminatepotentialexposuretoharmfulshortwaveUVirradiationduringUV254decontamination.Therightsidepanelisadditionally
equippedwithacableduct,throughwhichcablescanberoutedfromtheoutsidetotheinteriorofthePCglasschamber.UVirradiation
cannotescapeherebecauseithasaseparatePCglasscover.

Thebackplateismadefrom6-mmclearpolycarbonateglass,withoverlapbetweenthesegmentstoeliminatepotentialexposuretoharmful
shortwaveUVirradiationduringUV254decontamination.

Themulti-functionalshelfismountedonthePCbackpaneloftheglasschamberindoors.Itisusedtosetupsamplesandtostorepipettesor
otheradditionaltools.Youcanalsostoresamplestherethatneedtobedecontaminatedbecausetheshelfiswithintheirradiationareaofthe
UVlamp.

ThebasepanelismadeofapolypropyleneblendthatreflectsUVlight,justlikethefront,sideandbackpanelsdo.

Thefrontpanelismadefrom6-mmclearpolycarbonateglasswithoverlapbetweenthesegmentstoeliminatepotentialexposuretoharmful
shortwaveUVirradiationduringUV254decontamination.Thefrontdoorcanbeopenedintwosteps.
› Theopeningofthelowestsegmentfacilitatestheuser´sworkprocessattheGuardOne®Workstation.
› FurtheropeningthemiddlesegmentmakesiteasierfortheusertocleanandmaintainthePCglasschamberfromtheinside.
Itisnotrecommendedtocompletelyopenbothsegmentsfortheworkprocess,asacleanairenvironmentcannotbeguaranteedother-
wise.
Thefrontdoorisadditionallyequippedwithamagneticswitch,whichregisterswhenthefrontdoorisopen.Inthecaseofanopenfrontdoor,
theUVlightsourceisautomaticallyswitchedoff.Thesameappliestotheairflow:Whenclosingthefrontdoor,theblowerautomatically
stops.

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
®
Sparepartsmustonlybeorderedfromthe
manufacturerStarlab.
Forfurtherinformation,contactyourlocal
Starlabsalesrepresentative.

Thetophousingisapreinstalledunitinwhichtheblowermotor,pre-andHEPAlterarealreadyinstalled,providedthatitistheLaminarFlow
modeloftheGuardOne®Workstation.
Fig. 3: Pre-installed top housing unit of the model Laminar Flow, size 32“
1 Touchscreendisplaywithgraphicaluserinterface
2 LEDlightpanel
3 Plasticrivets
4 FiltergridwithHEPAlterinside
5 UVbulbholder
6 UVlamp
7 Recess
8 Coarse-andpre-lter
9 Mainpowerswitch,mainpowerconnectionand
USBconnection

› Coarse-andpre-lterconsistingofaltercoverandlterfleeceontheroof
 -Ontheroofofthetophousingunitthereisaccesstothepre-lter.
 -Protectedbyaremovablecoarselter,thepre-ltercaneasilybereached.
› IntegratedHEPAlter
 -TheHEPAlterislocatedintheinteriorofthetophousingunit.
 -ThelifetimeoftheHEPAlteris600days.
› Safetycontactinformofamagneticswitchintheinside
 -Likethefrontdoor,thetophousingunitcanbeopenedatitsfrontside.
 -Itisequippedwithamagneticswitchthatautomaticallyswitchesofftheairflowandthetouchscreendisplaywhenthetophousingflapisopen.
› UVlightbulbholderinthebackunderneaththeHEPAlter
 -TheGuardOne®WorkstationusesUVlightwithaxedwavelengthof254nmfordecontaminationandsterilizationoftheworkingarea.
 -Dependingonthemodel,oneortwoUVlampsmarkedwithaserialnumberareincluded.TheUVlampsmustbeinstalledinthebulb
holdersaftertheassemblyoftheglasschamberandthetophousingunit.
 -ThebulbholderfortheUVlampprotrudesafewcentimetresfromthetophousingunit.
 -ThelifetimeoftheUVlampsis9000hours.
› LEDlightpanelinthefrontunderneaththeHEPAlter
 -TheLEDlightpanelispre-installed.
 -Dependingonthephotosensitivityofthesamples,youcanswitchtheLEDlightonandoffandchangethesettingsforLEDbrightnessor
theLEDcolourbetweennormalwhiteandred.
› Touchscreendisplaywithgraphicaluserinterfaceonthefront
 -Theoperatingunitislocatedonthefrontside.TheGuardOne®Workstationisoperatedviaatouchscreendisplaywiththegraphicaluser
interface.
 -Thedisplaywiththegraphicaluserinterfacecanbeusedtosetthesettingsfortheairflow,theLEDandUVlight.Thedisplayalso
providesinformationaboutthemanufacturerandhealthoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
› Mainpowerswitch,mainpowerconnectionandUSBconnectionattheback
 -ThemainpowerswitchandconnectionaswellasaUSBconnectionarelocatedontheback.Thelattercanbeusedforinstallingsoftware
updates.
› RecessintherooftokeepthefrontdooropentocleanormaintainthePCglasschamber
 -Whenthefrontdoorisfoldedup,thehandlecanbeplacedintherecesstopreventslipping.
› Plasticrivets,thumbscrewsandtwocablesinaseparatebag
 -Forassembly,plasticrivets,thumbscrewsandtwocablesareincluded.

Thissymbolhighlights
usefultipsandrecom-
mendationsaswellas
informationforan
efcientandtrouble-
freeoperation.
®®
 
 

Safetyinstructionsareindicatedbysymbolsinthismanual.Thesafetyinstructionsareinitiatedbysignalwordsthatindicatethedegreeof
thedanger.

Thiscombinationofsymbolandsignalwordindicatesanimminentlydangeroussituationwhich,
ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.

Thiscombinationofsymbolandsignalwordindicatesapotentiallydangeroussituationwhich,
ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

Thiscombinationofsymbolandsignalwordindicatesapotentiallydangeroussituationwhich,
ifnotavoided,couldresultinslightorminorinjuries.

Thiscombinationofsymbolandsignalwordindicatesapotentiallydangeroussituationwhich,
ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.

Thiscombinationofsymbolandsignalwordindicatespotentialdangerstotheenvironment.

Safetyinstructionscanrefertospecic,individualinstructions.Embeddedintheprocedure,suchsafetyinstructionsdonotinterrupttheflow
ofreadingwhenperformingtheaction.Thesignalwordsdescribedabovewillbeused.

1. Loosenthescrew.
2.  
  Riskofentrapmentonthepanel!
  Closethepanelcarefully.
3. Tightenthescrew.
®Workstation
  
Overtime,stickersandsignscansoilsothatdangerscannotbedetectedandnecessary
operatinginstructionscannotbefollowed.Asaresult,thereisariskofinjury.
  -Alwayskeepsafety,warningandoperatinginstructionsinalegiblecondition.
  -Renewdamagedstickersandsignsimmediately.
  
UV-CirradiationfromthebiocidalUVlampisharmfultoeyesandskin.
  › Avoideyeandskinexposuretounshieldedradiation.
  › OnlyuseinanenclosedenvironmentwhichshieldsusersfromtheirradiationliketheGuardOne®Workstationinterior.
  › TurnofftheUVirradiationwhenyounishthedecontaminationoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
  
 Markedcomponentcanbeenergized.
Checktheoperatingmanual(Chapter4.6)orcontactyourlocalStarlabservicetechnicianforassistance.

  Thissymbolindicateshazardousareas.Readtheoperatingmanualbeforeperformingtheaction.

®


 
TheGuardOne®Workstationistobeusedonlyfortheintendedusedescribedherein.TheGuardOne®Workstationisacontainmentequip-
mentusingairltrationtechnologyandUVirradiationtocreateaworkingenvironmentwhichminimizestheriskofcross-contamination
understandardlaboratoryworkingconditions.TheGuardOne®Workstationexclusivelyservesforprocessprotection.Thecompliancewith
allinstructionsinthisoperatingmanualispartoftheintededuse.Anyusebeyondtheintendedisconsideredasmisuse.Allcountry-specic
safetyrequirementsforoperatingelectricalequipmentinthelaboratorymustbeobserved.
  

  MisuseoftheGuardOne®Workstationcanleadtodangeroussituationsforpersonsandproperty.
  -OnlyinstallStarlabsparepartsandwearpartsintheGuardOne®Workstation.Theinstallationofsparepartsandwearparts
notauthorizedbyStarlabresultsinmalfunctionoftheGuardOne®Workstation,contaminationoftheworkenvironment,and
damagetothesamplematerial.
  -UsetheGuardOne®Workstationexclusivelywithinthespeciedconditionsofusewhicharesuppliedinthespecications
(Chapter10“Specications”).

  
  TheGuardOne®Workstationexclusivelyservesforprocessprotection.Thereisnopersonalprotectionincluded.
  -DonotusepathogenswithintheGuardOne®Workstation.
 

Themainpowerswitchisalsodesignedasanemergencystopswitch.Itislocatedattherearofthetophousingunitintheupperrightcorner.
Turningthemainswitchtoposition„0“,resultsintheairflowandUVdecontaminationstoppingimmediately.
TheGuardOne®Workstationisswitchedoff.Electricalelements,suchasthedisplay,arede-energized.

ToensurethataccesstotheinsideisonlypossiblewiththeUVlampswitchedoff,thelowersegmentofthefrontdoorisequippedwithsafety
contacts.Atthesametime,thesafetycontactspreventtheairflowfromblowingwhenthefrontdoorisclosed.TheUVdecontaminationof
theGuardOne®Workstationcanonlybestartedwhenthefrontdoorisclosed.Atthesametime,closingthedoormeansthattheairflow
stopsworking.
 

TheoperatoristhepersonwhooperatestheGuardOne®Workstationforcommercial,economicorresearchpurposes.

Inadditiontothesafetyinstructionsinthisoperatingmanual,theoperatorhastoobservethesafety,occupationalsafetyandenvironmental
regulations.Thefollowingappliesinparticular:
› Theoperatormustbeawareoftheapplicablehealthandsafetyregulations.Hehastoidentifyhazardsinariskassessmentthatare
causedbythespecicworkingconditionsintheworkareaoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
› DuringtheentireoperatingtimeoftheGuardOne®Workstation,theoperatorhastocheckiftheseoperatinginstructionscomplywiththe
currentstateoftheregulations.Ifnecessary,theoperatorhastoadjustthem.
› Theoperatorhastoregulateandsettheresponsibilitiesforinstallation,operation,troubleshooting,maintenanceandcleaning.
› TheoperatorhastoensurethatallpersonswhohandletheGuardOne®Workstationhavereadandunderstoodthisoperatingmanual.
Additionally,theoperatorhastokeepthestafftrainedandinformedaboutdangersonaregularbasis.
Furthermore,theoperatorisresponsibleforensuringthattheGuardOne®Workstationisalwaysinperfecttechnicalcondition.
Therefore:
› Theoperatormustensurethatthemaintenanceintervalsareobserved.

®
 

Onlypersonswhocanbeexpectedtoperformtheirworkreliablyareallowedtoperformtheinstallation,operationandmaintenanceofthe
GuardOne®Workstation.Personswhosereactivityisimpaired,forexamplebydrugs,alcoholormedications,arenotallowedtoinstall,op-
erateormaintaintheGuardOne®Workstation.Observetheageandjob-specicregulationsthatapplyattheinstallationsitewhenselecting
thepersonnel.
Thereisnodistinctionbetweeninstallation,operationandmaintenancepersonnel.Suitablestaffisallowedtocompletealltasksaftera
briengbytheoperator.OnlyusestaffwithatraininginlaboratorytasksforperformingtaskswiththeGuardOne®Workstation.Usually,this
isalaboratoryspecialist.Assuch,thepersonneliseducatedinhiseldofactivityandknowstherelevantstandardsandprovisions.Due
totheirprofessionaltrainingandworkexperience,thepersonnelcanexecuteworkalongthebiologicalandchemicalprocesschaininthe
eldofprocess,productionandbiotechnology.Thepersonnelcanrecognizepossibledangersindependentlyandavoidthem.Thepersonnel
considerstheregulationsinhealthandenvironmentalprotection,occupationalsafetyandqualityassurance.

› SettinguptheGuardOne®Workstationforthersttime
› AssemblingtheGuardOne®Workstation(Chapter4“Assembly”)
› EstablishingandcheckingtheoperationalreadinessoftheGuardOne®Workstation
› Performingafunctiontest
› Commissioning
› Changingthefactorysettings
› Operatingthegraphicaluserinterface
› SettingtheGuardOne®Workstationforwork
› Adjustingtheairflow,operateLEDlightandUVdecontamination
› MaintainingtheGuardOne®Workstation(replaceUVbulb,pre-andHEPAlter)
› CleaninganddecontaminatingtheGuardOne®Workstation
› Performingtroubleshooting
› DisassemblinganddisposingtheGuardOne®Workstation
 
Personalprotectiveequipmentprotectspersonnelfromimpairmentofsafetyandhealthatwork.TheworkattheGuardOne®Workstation
doesnotrequireanypersonalprotectiveequipment.Theresponsibilityforwearingthenecessarypersonalprotectiveequipmentlieswith
theoperator.
 
 
 Dependingonthetypeofsamplebeingprocessedintheworkstation,apersonalprotectiveequipmentmayberequired.
 -Theresponsibilityforthesampleprocessingandtheprovisionofthenecessarypersonalprotectiveequipmentlieswith
theoperator.Assuch,hemustprovidethenecessaryprotectiveequipment.
 -Alwayswearsuitableprotectiveequipmentwhenworkingwithpotentiallyharmfulspecimens.
 
Thefollowingsectionidentiesresidualrisksthatexistduringintendeduse.Toreducetherisksofpersonalinjuryandpropertydamageand
toavoiddangeroussituations,observethesafetyinstructionsinthefollowingsectionsofthisoperatingmanual.

®
Dangers to persons
 
 
 Contactwithlivepartscausesimmediatedangertolifebyelectricshock.Adamagetotheinsulationorofindividual
componentscanbelife-threatening.
 -Incaseofdamagetotheisolation,turnoffthepowersupplyimmediatelyandarrangearepair.
 -Beforeperforminganycleaningwork,switchthemainpowertoOFF.
 
 
 TheUVlampemitshigh-powerUVirradiation.Along-termexposuretoUVlightresultsindamagetohealth.
 -Avoideyeandskinexposuretounshieldedradiation.
 -OnlyuseinanenclosedenvironmentwhichshieldsusersfromtheirradiationliketheGuardOne®Workstationinterior.
 -TurnofftheUVirradiationwhenyounishthedecontaminationoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
 -IncaseofamalfunctionoftheUVlamp,contacttheStarlabservicetechnicianimmediately.

 
 Ethanolisaneyeirritant.Thealcoholvaporcancauselight-headednessanddrowsiness.
 -Beforeworkingwithethanol,switchthemainpowertoOFF.
 -Ensureproperventilationwhenworkingwithethanol.Ifyoufeeltiredorlight-headed,immediatelybreathefreshair.
 -Beforealongerstay,ventilatetheworkarea.
 -Incaseofpersistentdrowsiness,seekmedicalassistence.
 -Alwayskeepethanolstoragecontainerstightlyclosed.
 -Donoteat,drinkorsmokeintheworkingarea.
 -Incaseofaccidentalcontactwithethanol,immediatelyinitiaterstaidmeasures:
-Takeoffcontaminatedclothingimmediately.
 -Provideforfreshair.Incaseofcomplaints,consultadoctor.
 -Washofftheethanolwithsoapandplentyofwater.Incaseofcomplaints,consultadoctor.
 -Rinsetheeyesimmediatelywithwater.Ifpossible,removeinsertedcontactlensesandcontinuetorinse
withwater.Consultadoctor.
 -Consultadoctorimmediately.
 
 
 WorkingwithopenflamesorobjectswithhighheatdevelopmentintheGuardOne®Workstationcancauseseriousinjuries
andpropertydamage.
 -DonotsmokeintheworkingareaoftheGuardOne®Workstation.Avoidhandlingopenlight,reandignitionsourcesofallkinds.
 -Takethefollowingmeasuresincaseofreoutbreak:
-SwitchoffthemainpoweroftheGuardOne®Workstation.Unplugthecableconnector.
-Ifthereisnodangertoyourownhealth,savepersonsfromthedangerzone.Ifnecessary,initiaterstaidmeasures.
-Alertreand/orrescueservices.
-Ifthereisnodangertoyourownhealth,containorextinguishthereusingadequateequipment.Continuethere-ghting
untilthearrivalofthereservices.
 -Informthepersoninchargeatthelocation.
 -Keepaccessroutesfreeforrescuevehicles.Instructrescuevehicles.

 
 ObjectsintheworkspaceoftheGuardOne®Workstationaretrippinghazards.
 -Keeptheworkingareaclean.
 -Storetools,spareparts,wearpartsanddetergentsawayfromtheGuardOne®Workstation.
 -Removeitemsfromtheworkspacewhentheyarenolongerneeded.
 -Bundlecablesandwires.
 -Identifyunavoidabletrippinghazards(forexample,cablelines)andmarkthem.



®
Property damage
 
 
 Thedisplayonthetophousinghasatouchscreen.Duetothepressuresensitivity,thereisariskofscratchesorbreakage.
 -Neveroperatethetouchscreenwithsharpobjects,forexamplesbiros.
 -Alwaysoperatethetouchscreenwithyourngers.Applyonlylightpressure.
 
 
 Sometypesofplastic,suchaspipettetips,canbecomebrittlewhenexposedtoprolongedirradiation.
 -DonotplaceplasticcontainersthatarenotUVstableintheGuardOne®WorkstationduringprolongedexposuretoUVlight.

 
 Ifinsertedoutofposition,screwscanbreakout.Thiscancausedamagetothetophousingandtheglasschamberofthe
GuardOne®Workstation.Adecontaminatedworkenvironmentcannolongerbeguaranteed.
 -Carefullyinsertthescrewsintothealignedholesduringinstallation.
 -Followtheinstructionsinthisoperatingmanual.InstallthePCglasschamberandthetophousingoftheGuardOne®
Workstationcarefully.


 
 Incorrecthandlinganddisposalofenvironmentallyhazardoussubstancescancausesignicantdamagetotheenvironment.
 -Alwaysobservetheinstructionsforhandlingenvironmentallyhazardoussubstancesandtheirdisposalbelow.
 -Ifenvironmentallyhazardoussubstancesescapeintotheenvironmentaccidentally,takeappropriatemeasuresimmediately.
Ifindoubt,informtheresponsibleauthorityaboutthedamageandaskforappropriateactiontotake.
Thefollowingenvironmentallyhazardoussubstancesareused:

Solvent-basedcleaningagentscontaintoxicsubstances.Theymustnotescapeintotheenvironment.Disposalmustbecarriedoutbya
disposalspecialistandistheresponsibilityoftheoperatoroftheGuardOne®Workstation.

DefectiveUVlampsarehazardouswaste.Theycontainquicksilverandcannotberecycled.Contactyourin-houseorlocalwastemanage-
mentsystemrepresentativeforassistanceorfurtherinformation.

Youdonothavetoreapplyprevioussettings.Previoussettings
areretainedintheeventofapowerfailure.
®


 


› Alwaysbepreparedforaccidents!
› Keeprstaidfacilities(rstaidkit,blanketsetc.)inworkingorderandreadyathand.
› Makesurethatthestaffisfamiliarwithaccidentreporting,rstaidandrescuefacilities.
› Keepaccessroutesfreeforrescuevehicles.

› SwitchthemainpoweroftheGuardOne®Workstationoff(Chapter4.6“CompleteInstallation”).
› Ifthereisnodangertoyourownhealth,savepersonsfromthedangerzone.
› Ifnecessary,initiaterstaidmeasures.
› Alertreand/orrescueservices.
› Informthepersoninchargeatthelocation.
› Keepaccessroutesfreeforrescuevehicles.
› Instructrescuevehicles.


› Alwaysbepreparedforareoutbreak!
› Keeprstaidfacilities(rstaidkit,blanketsetc.)andreghtingequipmentinworkingorderandreadyathand.
› Makesurethatthestaffisfamiliarwithaccidentreporting,rstaidandrescuefacilities.
› Keepaccessroutesfreeforrescuevehicles.

› SwitchoffthemainpoweroftheGuardOne®Workstation(Chapter4.6“CompleteInstallation”)andunplugthecableconnector.
› Ifthereisnodangertoyourownhealth,savepersonsfromthedangerzone.
› Ifnecessary,initiaterstaidmeasures.
› Alertreand/orrescueservices.
› Ifthereisnodangertoyourownhealth,containorextinguishthereusingadequateequipment.Continuethere-ghtinguntilthe
arrivalofthereservices.
› Informthepersoninchargeatthelocation.
› Keepaccessroutesfreeforrescuevehicles.
› Instructrescuevehicles.


1. TurnthemainpowerswitchtoON.
2. Continuewithyourapplication.

Incaseofincompletenessordamage,contactyourlocalStarlab
salesrepresentativeimmediately.Contactdetailscanbefound
“StarlabServiceHotline”orthebackpage.
Claimforanydamagesassoonastheyarerecog-
nized.Claimsfordamagescanonly
bemadewithin15workingdaysafterpurchaseof
theGuardOne®Workstation.
Incaseofincompletenessordamagecontactyourlocal
Starlab salesrepresentativeimmediately.Contactdetails
canbefound“StarlabServiceHotline”orthebackpage.
®
 
 


  
  Duringliftingoperationsandwhensettingupthepackage,loadscanfalloff.Thiscancauseseriousinjury.
  -ConsiderdimensionsandweightoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
  -ComponentsoftheGuardOne®Workstationareheavy.Liftonlywiththehelpofasecondpersonorsuitableequipment.

  
  Asaresultofshockstothepackage,theUVlampcanbedamaged.
  -Transportthepackagecarefully.
  -Intheeventofdamageclaims,contactyourlocalStarlabsalesrepresentativeimmediately.

  
  ThebulbholderfortheUVlampprotrudesafewcentimetersfromthetophousingunit.Ifyouplace
  theunitflatonahardbase,thebulbholdersmaybepressedinandcanbedamaged.
  -Donotstorethetophousingunitunpackedonahardbase.
 

TherstdeliveryoftheGuardOne®Workstationtakesplaceviaparcelservicedirectlyfromthemanufacturer.Protectedbyfoaminsulation
andbubblewrap,allincludedcomponentsaredeliveredinonepackage.
Below,youndfurtherinformationaboutthescopeofdeliveryaswellasthecorrectprocedurefordealingwithanincompleteor
damageddelivery.

› 1xtophousingunit(with1or2pre-installedpre-andHEPAlter).
› 1xbaseplate
› 1xfrontdoor(pre-assembled)
› 1xbackpanel
› 2xsidepanels
› 1xmultifunctionalshelf
› 1or2xUVlamps(withserialnumberonpackage)
› 1xbagwithtwopowercords(IEC60320C13/C14-typewithearthcontact)
› 1xbagwithplasticrivets

Checkthedeliveryuponreceiptforcompletenessandtransportdamage.Incaseofexternallyvisibletransportdamage,proceedasfollows:
› Donotacceptthedeliveryoracceptonlywithreservation.
› Notetheextentofdamageonthetransportdocuments.
› Initiatethecomplaint.

®

 
  
  Duringliftingoperationsandwhensettingupthepackage,loadscanfallingoff.Thiscancauseseriousinjury.
  -ConsiderdimensionsandweightoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
  -ComponentsoftheGuardOne®Workstationareheavy.Liftonlywiththehelpofasecondpersonorsuitableequipment.
  YoucanmovetheGuardOne®Workstationtoanotherlocationwiththehelpofasecondpersonwithoutdisassemblingit.
 

Dependingonparcelserviceand/orinhousetransportdirectlytothenalrecipient,themanufacturerdeliverstheGuardOne®Workstationina
securedstate.Toprotectagainstdamageandcontaminationduringtransport,theGuardOne®Workstationispackedinasinglecardboard
packagewithindividualpiecesadditionallywrappedinprotectivefoil.

Fordisposalofpackagingmaterials,payattentiontotheapplicablelegalandlocalregulations.

 
  Packagingmaterialsarevaluablerawmaterials.Sensiblyprocessedandrecycled,theycanbeusedagaininmanycases.Dangers
fortheenvironmentcanarisefromincorrectdisposalofpackagingmaterials.
  -Disposeofpackagingmaterialsinanenvironmentallyfriendlymanner.
  -Observethelocallyapplicabledisposalregulations.Ifnecessary,commissionaspecialistcompanywiththedisposal.
  -Disposeofthepalletinanenvironmentallyfriendlywayorstoredryuntilreuse.
 

Choosethestoragelocationconsideringthefollowingaspects:
› DonotstoretheGuardOne®Workstationoutdoors.
› Storedryanddust-free.
› Donotexposetoaggressivemedia.
› Protectfromsunlight.
› Permissiblestoragetemperature:-5–+55°C
› Permissiblehumidity:10–95%

StoretheGuardOne®Workstationunderthefollowingconditions:
› TheGuardOne®Workstationisoutofservice.
› DonotputanyobjectsontheGuardOne®Workstation.
› Whenstoringformorethan3months,regularlycheckthegeneralconditionofallparts.
› Beforeputtingintoserviceagain,checkthepre-ltervisuallyandreplaceitifheavilysoiled.



®
 

  
  -Theinstallationmustonlybecarriedoutbyexperiencedstaff.

  
  Anobstructedpre-lterwillhaveanegativeimpactonairltrationefciencyandcancauseblockedlteralarms.
  -Makesurethatthepre-lterisnotobstructedinanywayatanytime.

Beforestartingtheassembly,makesurethattherequirementsattheinstallationsitespeciedbelowaremet.
› TheGuardOne®Workstationmustbeplacedonarmandlevelworksurface.
› AsafestandingoftheGuardOne®Workstationmustbeensured.
› Thesurfaceoftheinstallationsitehas,atminimum,thesamedimensionsastheGuardOne®Workstationitself.
› Aminimumdistanceof10cmtoadjacentobjectsandwallsmustbekepttobothsidesandthebackoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
› TheGuardOne®Workstationmustbeeasilyaccessiblefromallsides.EspeciallyatthebackoftheGuardOne®Workstation,there
mustbeenoughspacetooperatethemainpowerswitchontherightrearsideofthetophousing.
› AbovetheGuardOne®Workstation,theremustbeaminimumofatleast25cmfreespacetoensurefreeandunimpairedairflow.
› ThelaboratoryorworkroommustbeofsufcientsizetoprovideamplespacearoundtheGuardOne®Workstation.
› Adequatelightingmustbeavailable.
› Adequateventilationmustbeavailable.
› Aconnectionoptiontothepowersupplymustbeavailable.
› Escaperoutesandrescueequipmentarefreelyaccessible.
› Alllocalsafetyrequirementsarefullled.
› Theinstallationsiteisdryandfrost-free.
 -Aminimumrelativehumidityof40%isguaranteed.
 -Aminimumroomtemperatureof+15°Candamaximumroomtemperatureof+40°Cisguaranteed.
› TheGuardOne®Workstationisnotexposedtodirectsunlight.
› TheGuardOne®Workstationmustbesetupinaplacethatcaneasilybekeptcleananddustfree.

› TheGuardOne®Workstationisdeliveredonlypartlyassembledtoreducetransportvolumebyalmost50%.
› Thenalassemblycanbeperformeddirectlyatthechoseninstallationsite.
› Theassemblywilltakenolongerthan15minutesanddoesnotrequireanyspecialknowledgeoranykindoftools.
› ComponentsoftheGuardOne®Workstationareheavy.Itisrecommendedtohaveasecondpersonavailableforassistance.
®
https://www.starlab.click/guardone-assembling
Incaseofdoubt,contactyourlocalStarlab
serviceorsalescontactforassistance.

®


 
1. Placethebaseplate(no.5)ontheselectedinstallationsite.
2. Takethebackpanel(no.3)andinsertitintothegrooveofthebaseplate.
MakesurethattheholesinthePCbackpanelarealignedwiththe
holesinthebaseplate.
3. Useveoftheplasticrivets(EVA02)toxthePCback
paneltothebaseplate.Pushtheplasticrivetsintothe
alignedholes.Foreasiestassembly,orienttherivetswiththe
openareafacingupward.ThePCbackpanelisinstalled.
 

1. TakethePCleftsidepanel(withoutcableduct,no.1a)andinsertit
intothegrooveofthebaseplate.Makesurethatthebottom
holesinthePCleftsidepanelarealignedwiththeholesin
thebaseplate.
2. MakesurethatthePCbackpanelslidesfullyintothegroove
ofthealuminiumproleonthePCleftsidepanel.Makesure
thattheholesinthealuminiumproleandthePCbackpanel
arealigned.
3. Useveoftheplasticrivets(EVA01)toxthePCback
paneltothealuminiumproleoftheleftsidepanel.Pushthe
rivetsintothealignedholes.
4. Usethreeoftheplasticrivets(EVA02)toxthePCleft
sidepaneltothebaseplate.Pushtherivetsintothealigned
holes.Theleftsidepanelisinstalled.
Fig. 4: Insert the back panel into the groove of
the base plate
Fig. 5: Fix the back panel with plastic rivets
Fig. 6: Fix the PC back panel with plastic rivets

®

1. TakethePCrightsidepanel(withcableduct,no.1b)andinsertit
intothegrooveofthebaseplate.Makesurethatthebottomholes
inthePCrightsidepanelarealignedwiththeholesinthebase
plate.
2. MakesurethatthePCbackpanelslidesfullyintothegrooveof
thealuminiumproleonthePCrightsidepanel.Makesurethat
theholesinthealuminiumproleandthePCbackpanelare
aligned.
3. Useveoftheplasticrivets(EVA01)toxthePCbackpanelto
thealuminiumproleoftherightsidepanel.Pushtherivetsinto
thealignedholes.
4. Usethreeoftheplasticrivets(EVA02)toxthePCrightside
paneltothebaseplate.Pushtherivetsintothealignedholes.The
rightsidepanel(withcableduct)isinstalled.

1. FixthePCshelf(no.4)tothePCbackpanelusingthetwoblack
screwassembliesprovided.
2. PositionthePCshelfatthebackpanelontheinsideofthePC
glasschamberoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
3. 
  

 TurnthetwoblackscrewsintothedesignatedholesonthePC
shelfandthebackpanelbyhand.
  Ifnecessary,youcanprovideadditionalsupporttotheback
panelwithonehandfromtheoutside.
 ThePCshelfisinstalledatthebackpanelontheinsideofthe
glasschamberoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
Fig. 7: Fix the right side panel to the base plate
Fig. 8: Fix the PC shelf to the back panel

®


 

› Forsafetyreasons,haveasecondpersonavailabletohelp.
1. Takethepre-assembledfrontdoorelement(no.2)andinsertiffrom
abovebetweenthePCleftandrightsidepanels.Makesurethatthe
entirepanelsslideintothegrooveofthealuminiumproles.Make
surethattheholesinthealuminiumproleandthePCsidepanels
arealignedonbothsides.
2. Useveoftheplasticrivets(EVA01)toxthePCleftsidepanelto
thealuminiumproleofthefrontdoorassembly.Pushtherivetsinto
thealignedholes.
 Toavoidanydeformation,youcanprovideadditionalsupporttothe
aluminiumprolewithonehandfromtheinside.
3. Useanotherveoftheplasticrivets(EVA01)toxthePCrightside
paneltothealuminiumproleofthefrontdoorassembly.Proceed
exactlyasintheassemblyofthePCleftsidepaneltothefrontdoor
detailedinstep2.Thefrontdoorisinstalledbetweenthesidepanels.
Fig. 9: Insert the front door between the side panels
Fig. 10: Fix the front door with plastic rivets

®
 

› Thebackandsidepanelsareinstalledatthebaseplate.
› Thefrontdoorisinstalledbetweenthesidepanels.
› ThetophousingistheheaviestpartoftheGuardOne®Workstation.
Forsafetyreasons,haveasecondpersonavailableforassistance.
 
 
 ThebulbholderfortheUVlampprotrudesafewcentimeters
fromthetophousingunit.Ifyouplacetheunitflatonahard
base,thebulbholdermaybepressedinandcanbedamaged.
 -Donotstorethetophousingunitunpackedonahardbase.
 -Afterunpackingthetophousingunit,liftitimmediatelywiththe
helpofasecondpersonontothepreinstalledPCglasschamber.

1. 
 
 Duetotheheavyweightofthetophousing,thereisadangerof
crushingyourngers.
› Getassistancefromasecondpersontoplacethetophousingon
theassembledPCglasschamber.
› Watchoutforyourngers.
› Workcarefully.
2. Takethepre-assembledtophousingandliftitontotheassem-
bledPCglasschamber.
3. MakesurethatthetophousingandthePCglasspanelsarepro-
perlyaligned.Ifalignedcorrectly,thetophousingrestslevelon
topofthealuminiumproles.
4. MakesurethattheroundcornersofthePCbackpanelareequally
alignedwiththetophousing.
5. ForaneasyandsafeaccesstotheinsideoftheGuardOne®Work-
station,openthefrontdoorcompletelyandsecureitintheopen
positionusingtherecessontheroofofthetophousing.
6. Useveplasticrivets(EVA02)toxthetophousingon
theassembledPCglasschamber:
› Insertthreeplasticrivetsfromtheback.
› Insertoneplasticrivetfromtheleftandrightsideeach.
 Ifnecessary,youcanprovideadditionalsupporttothePCglass
panelswithonehandfromtheinside.
7. Onceallscrewshavebeeninserted,lowerthefrontdooragain.
Fig. 11: Assembled PC glass chamber
Fig. 12: Lift the top housing onto the PC glass chamber
Fig. 13: Open position of the front door
Fig. 14: Install the top housing