Safety Guidelines - Campbell Hausfeld WK250000AV Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

Operating Instructions and Parts Manual

Safety Guidelines

The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is the safety alert
symbol. It is used to alert you to potential
bodily injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that
follow this symbol.
This manual contains information that is important
to know and understand. This information is
provided for SAFETY and to PREVENT EQUIPMENT
PROBLEMS. To help recognize this information,
observe the following symbols.
Danger indicates an imminently
hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, WILL result in death or serious injury.
Warning indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, COULD result in death or serious injury.
Caution indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, MAY result in minor or moderate injury.
Notice indicates important
information, that if not
followed, may cause damage to equipment.
IMPORTANT: Information that requires special
attention.
Safety Symbols
The following Safety Symbols appear throughout
this manual to alert you to important safety hazards
and precautions.
Wear Eye Read Manual
and Mask First
Protection
Risk of Risk of
Explosion Electrocution
Risk of Risk of
Fumes Hot Parts
Risk of Risk of
Magnetism Plasma Burn
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Wear Eye Compressed
and Ear Air Hazard
Protection
Risk of Flying Risk of Light
Fragments Rays
Risk of Fire Risk of
Overheating
Risk of
Electrostatic
Discharge
Important Safety Information
This manual contains important safety, operational and maintenance
information. Read carefully before using the plasma cutter. Protect
yourself and others by following all safety information. Failure to comply
with these instructions could result in personal injury and/or damage
to product or property. Please retain instructions for future reference.
The warnings and precautions discussed in this manual cannot cover
all possible conditions and situations that may occur. It must be
understood by the operator that common sense and caution are factors
which cannot be built into this product, but must be supplied by the
operator.
If you have any questions, please call 1-800-746-5641 for customer
assistance.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
This product, when used for plasma cutting,
produces fumes or gases which contain
chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects
(or other reproductive harm) and, in some cases, cancer (California
Health & Safety Code Section 25249.5 et seq.).
This product or its power cord may contain chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth
defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
GENERAL SAFETY
Never use this unit for any application other than that specified by the
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manufacturer. Never operate this unit under conditions not approved
by the manufacturer. Never attempt to modify this unit to perform in
any manner not intended by the manufacturer.
Before starting or servicing this unit, read and understand
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all instructions. Failure to follow safety precautions or
instructions can cause equipment damage and / or serious
personal injury or death. Retain all manuals for future
reference.
Always wear ANSI approved safety glasses, hearing
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protection, and a NIOSH approved respirator when
operating this unit.
Never operate this unit in an explosive,
flammable and / or combustible atmosphere.
Always keep a fully charged dry-chemical fire extinguisher
accessible while performing plasma cutting operations.
If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally, STOP the unit
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and check immediately for the cause. Vibration is generally a warning
of trouble.
For maintenance and repairs, use only products and parts
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recommended by the manufacturer.
Be sure that the unit is properly grounded to an external ground
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path prior to operation. Refer to the section entitled "Grounding
Instructions" for proper grounding procedures.
Be sure that the unit is operated only by persons who have read and
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understand these instructions.
Be sure that the unit is placed on a flat level surface prior to and
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during operation. The unit must not slide or shift during operation.
NEVER allow children in the work area.
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