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F.
Breathing Protection
DUST AND FUME HAZARD
To Avoid Injury:
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Dust and fumes generated when using assembly power tools for blind rivet fasteners can cause ill health (for example, can-
cer, birth defects, asthma and/or dermatitis); risk assessment and implementation of appropriate controls for these hazards
are essential.
•
Risk assessment should include dust created by the use of the rivet setter and the potential for disturbing existing dust.
•
Where dust or fumes are created, the priority shall be to control them at the point of emission.
•
All integral features or accessories for the collection, extraction or suppression of airborne dust or fumes should be correctly
used and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
•
Use respiratory protection in accordance with employer's instructions and as required by occupational health and safety
regulations.
•
Respirators shall be used where contaminants in the work area present a hazard.
G.
Projectile Hazards
PROJECTILE HAZARD
To Avoid Injury:
•
Failure of the work piece, of accessories, or even of the tool itself may generate high velocity projectiles.
•
Always wear impact-resistant eye protection during operation of the rivet setter. The grade of protection required should be
assessed for each use.
•
Ensure that the work piece is securely fixed.
•
Defeating the push-to-start feature and pulling a rivet, not in a work piece, will cause a projectile hazard.
•
Defeating and operating the tool without a cup or vacuum pickup for the Mandrel Collection System (MCS) can cause the
mandrel to become a projectile.
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