Heed the Warnings

Have you ever wondered about the content of the small packets of granules included in boxes of new electronic devices, leather products, or medications Or have you simply heeded the warning label to dispose of the sachet immediately The granular desiccants in these packets have particular physical properties that enhance their function as drying agents. A look at the chemical structure or chemical properties of these materials provides a better understanding of their capacity to control moisture. 

Both ammonia and bleach are useful household products for cleaning stains, sanitizing surfaces, disinfecting, and deodorizing. However, the chemistry of these individual products dictates that you always heed the warning Caution Never mix bleach and ammonia cleansers ... 

Pharmaceutical and healthcare companies should beware of persistent regulatory noncompliance. We hesitate to cite an actual example, but the lesson is of such importance and the data so clear that the entire industry must heed the warnings of its own history. Between 1993 and 1999, for instance, Abbott Laboratories failed to comply with the FDA s GMP and Quality System (QS) regulations. Despite formal Warning Letters from the FDA issued in 1993, 1997, and 1999, the company failed to correct the problems. The deficiencies identified by the FDA are listed in Table 1.3 and can be summarized under four main topics ... 

The large amount of visual interlaminar porosity in the composite test panels reflected manufacturing problems. Since there was a considerable discrepancy between the results of the ASTM D 2734-70 test for void content and visual observation, it may be prudent to heed the warning written into the test method,... 

In an operating plant, the air rate can be adjusted at fixed heat output (constant steam rate for a boiler) until minimum fuel rate is achieved. This is the optimum so long as the warnings below ai e heeded. 

Flexible element couplings tend to be somewhat heavier than the comparably rated gear coupling. On a retrofit, heed the earlier warning about lateral criticals. The coupling can handle axial misalignment but is more restrictive than the gear type. 

There are warnings in some religious literature 128 not to take the words literally, to use them only as pointers of the direction experience must go, but our culture is so fascinated with words that we seldom heed such warnings. 

If you are a worker who uses or applies ammonia for farming, you can reduce your exposure by using it according to the instructions and wearing proper clothing and protective gear. Be sure to follow all instructions and heed any warning statements. 

That the party who is injured might not have read or heeded a warning is not always sufficient to disprove the existence of a causal relationship between the injury and the defect. Adequate warning could have actuated a policy in handling empties which would have prevented the accident [citation omitted]. Had the label stated that the barrel should be washed with an inert solvent, stored with bungholes covered, presumably the barrel would not have been where it... 

In view of the infrequency of the risk , the court determined that the Commission had a special burden to demonstrate that the warning would achieve measurable benefits. This burden, the court indicated, could only be satisfied by producing evidence of the warning s efficacy in reducing the risk. As the court said, [wjhile it is no doubt rational to assume the warning signs would be heeded, mere rationality is not enough. 569 F.2d at 841. 

If you do not heed this warning, or if you do not have any other recourse, you should pay attention to the following during the SEC. Maintain high ion strength (at least 0.1 M salt) in the column buffer plumb the column (use a level) pour the column at RT and degas the gel... 

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