Beckman Instruments, Incorporated Ultracentrifuges Corrective Action Collection
Scope and Content
The Beckman Instruments, Incorporated Ultracentrifuges Corrective Action Collection includes a prepared report on a reclassification to minimize ultracentrifuge chemical explosion hazards in the company’s Model L Series, Model L2 Series, Model L3 Series, and Model L4 Series ultracentrifuges, and Type 35 and Type 42.1 ultracentrifuge rotors below serial number 1299. All of these products were manufactured by Beckman’s Spinco Division. In addition, this collection also has a logbook for Beckman Preparative Ultracentrifuges containing two pages of handwritten text.
Dates
- Creation: 1984
Creator
- Beckman Instruments, Inc.. Spinco Division (Organization)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Beckman Instruments, Incorporated Ultracentrifuges Corrective Action Collection. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A report and a logbook created by Beckman Instruments, Incorporated detailing the hazards associated with several of their ultracentrifuges and ultracentrifuge rotors manufactured by the firm’s Spinco Division.
Acquisition Information
The Beckman Instruments, Incorporated Ultracentrifuges Corrective Action Collection was found in the collection of the Science History Institute.
- Title
- Beckman Instruments, Incorporated Ultracentrifuges Corrective Action Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding created and encoded into EAD by Sean Cureton.
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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