Safety Instructions For Welding; Dangers Of Injury When Welding; Safety Instructions For Flying Sparks During Grinding And Welding Work - Porsche 996 TT Repair Manual

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Safety instructions for welding

Dangers of injury when welding

DANGER
Risk of fatal injury from high voltage during electric welding.
Danger of explosion and fire when welding in the area of highly inflammable materials.
Irritation to respiratory tracts from toxic zinc oxide emitted when welding galvanized steel!
Danger of injury from weld spatters and UV light when welding!
Danger of injury from false releases of pyrotechnical safety components!
• Do not perform welding work in a humid environment or on a wet background; there is a risk of fatal
injury from the voltage being conducted through the human body. Persons with heart pacemakers
should not perform welding work. Use insulating underlays.
• Remove highly flammable materials from the work area; if necessary, remove units with
fuel−carrying parts and protect work areas in the vehicle that are at risk of catching fire using
fire−proof covers.
• Ventilate the work area well.
• Remove smoke gases with a suitable extraction system (refer to Workshop Equipment Manual).
Wear suitable protective equipment, such as protective clothing, gloves, a welding shield and, if
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necessary, a protective mask.
• For welding work, always disconnect both terminals on the battery. In the case of welding work in the
immediate vicinity of the control modules for pyrotechnical safety systems, remove the control
modules before beginning work.
In addition, the guidelines of the welding equipment manufacturers and the legal accident prevention
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regulations and those of the mutual indemnity association (BGV D1) must be observed.

Safety instructions for flying sparks during grinding and welding work

CAUTION
Danger of explosion and fire from flying sparks during grinding and welding work!
Danger of damage to vehicle parts and other vehicles due to flying sparks!
• Cover vehicle parts such as battery, fuel system, paintwork, glass and passenger compartment parts
with fire−proof covers and, if necessary, remove batteries and fuel−carrying components.
No other vehicles may be left unprotected in areas used for body repair!
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