Principal Safety; Emf Information - Miller XMT 304 Owner's Manual

1-4. Principal Safety
Standards
Safetyin Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes,
ANSI Standard
Z49.1,
from American
Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd,
Miami FL 33126
(phone: 305-443-9353,
website: www.aws.org).
RecommendedSafe Practices for the Preparation for Welding
and Cut
ting
of Containers and Piping,
American Welding Society Standard
AWS
F4.1,
from American Welding Society,
550 N.W. LeJeune Rd, Mi
ami,
FL 33126 (phone: 305-443-9353,
website: www.aws.org).
National Electncal Code,
NFPA Standard 70, from National Fire Protec
tion Association,
P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery
March Park, Quincy, MA
022699101 (phone:
6177703000, website: www.nfpa.org
and
www.
sparky.org).
Safe Handling
of Compressed Gases in Cylinders,
CGA
Pamphlet P-i,
from Compressed
Gas Association, 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Suite 1004, Arlington,
VA 222024102 (phone: 7034120900, web-
site:
www.cganet.com).
Code for Safety in Welding
and
Cutting,
CSA Standard Wi
17.2,
from
Canadian Standards Association,
Standards
Sales,
178 Rexdale
1-5. EMF Information
Considerations About Welding And The Effects Of Low Frequency
Electric And Magnetic Fields
Welding current,
as
it flows
through welding cables,
will
cause
electro
magnetic
fields. There has been and still is
some
concern
about such
fields. However, after examining
more
than 500 studies spanning 17
years of research,
a
special
blue ribbon committee of the National
Research Council concluded that: The
body
of
evidence,
in the
committees judgment,
has not demonstrated that exposure to power-
frequency electric and magnetic fields is
a
human-health hazard.
However, studies
are
still going
forth and evidence continues
to
be
examined. Until the final conclusions of the research
are
reached,
you
may wish
to
minimize your exposure
to
electromagnetic
fields when
welding
or
cuffing.
To
reduce magnetic
fields in the
workplace,
use
the following
procedures:
Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada M9W
1
R3
(phone:
8004636727
or
in Toronto
4167474044,
website:
www.csa-~n
temational.org).
Practice For Occupational And Educational Eye And Face Protection,
ANSI Standard Z87.1, from American National Standards Institute, 11
West 42nd Street, New York, NY 100368002 (phone: 212642-4900,
website:
www.ansi.org).
Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot
Worl
NFPA Standard 51
B,
from National Fire Protection Association,
P.O. Box
9101,1 Battery
March
Park,
Quincy, MA 022699101 (phone:
61 77703000,website: www.nfpa.org
and
www.
sparky.org).
OSHA, Occupational Safety
and Health Standards for General Indus
try,
Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1910, Subpart 0,
and Part 1926, Subpart J, from U.S. Government Printing Office, Super
intendent of Documents, RO. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250 (there
are
10 Regional Officesphone for Region 5, Chicago, is
3123532220, website: www.osha.gov).
1. Keep cables close together by twisting
or
taping them.
2. Arrange cables to
one
side and away from the
operator.
3.
Do not coil
or
drape
cables around your body.
4. Keep welding
power
source
and cables
as
tar away from opera
tor
as
practical.
5. Connect work clamp to workpiece
as
close to the weld
as
possi
ble.
AbOUt Pacemakers:
Pacemaker
wearers
consult your doctor first. If cleared by
your
doctor,
then following the above procedures
is recommended.
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