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1-3 Additional Safety Warnings for
Installation, Operation and Maintenance
HOT PARTS can burn
• Do not touch hot parts bare handed.
• Allow cooling period before working on
equipment.
• To handle hot parts, use proper tools and/or
wear heavy, insulated welding gloves
and clothing to prevent burns.
FLYING METAL or DIRT can injure or kill
• Welding, cutting, chipping, wire brushing and
grinding cause sparks and flying metal. As
welds cool, they throw off slag.
• Wear approved safety glasses with side shields
even under your welding helmet.
BUILDUP OF GAS can kill
• Shut off compressed gas supply when not in
use.
• Always ventilate confined spaces or use
approved air-supplied respirator.
ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS (EMF) can
affect implanted Medical Devices
• Wearers of Pacemakers and other Implanted
Medical Devices should keep away.
• Implanted Medical Device wearers should
consult their doctor and the device
manufacturer before going near arc welding,
spot welding, gouging, plasma arc cutting or
induction.
NOISE can damage hearing
• Noise from some processes or equipment can
damage hearing.
• Wear approved ear protection if noise level is
high.
FIRE OR EXPLOSION hazard
• Do not install or place unit on, over, or near
combustible surfaces.
• Do not install unit near flammables.
• Do not overload building wiring – be sure
power supply system is properly sized, rated
and protected to handle this unit.
MOVING PARTS can injure
•
Keep away from moving parts such
as fans.
•
Keep all doors, panels, covers and
guards closed and securely in place.
•
Have only qualified persons
remove doors, panels, covers or
guards for maintenance and
troubleshooting as necessary.
•
Reinstall doors, panels, covers or
guards when maintenance is finished
and before reconnecting input power.
•
Keep away from pinch points such as drive rolls
FLYING SPARKS can injure
• Wear a face shield to protect eyes
and face.
• Shape tungsten electrode only on
grinder with proper guards in a safe
location wearing proper face, hand
and body protection.
•
Sparks can cause fire – keep flammables away.
READ INSTRUCTIONS
• Read and follow all labels and
the Owner's Manual carefully before
installing, operating, or servicing
unit. Read the safety information at
the beginning of the manual
and in each section.
•
Use only genuine replacement parts from the
manufacturer.
•
Perform maintenance and service according to the
Owner's Manual, industry standards and national,
state/provincial and local codes.
WELDING WIRE can injure
• Do not press gun trigger until
instructed to do so.
• Do not point gun toward any part of
the body, other people or any metal
when threading welding wire.
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