Noise; Additional Safety Information - Forney EASY WELD 100 ST Operating Manual

Noise

Noise can cause permanent hearing loss. Welding processes can cause noise levels that exceed safe
limits. You must protect your ears from loud noise to prevent permanent loss of hearing.
• To protect your hearing from loud noise, wear protective ear plugs and/or ear muffs.
• Noise levels should be measured to be sure the decibels (sound) do not exceed safe levels.

Additional Safety Information

For additional information concerning weld ing safety, refer to the following standards and comply with them as
applicable.
• ANSI Standard Z49.1 - SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING - obtainable from the American
Welding Society, 550 NW Le Jeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 Telephone (800) 443-9353, Fax (305)
443-7559 - www.amweld.org or www.aws.org
• ANSI Standard Z87.1 - SAFE PRAC TICE FOR OCCUPATION AND EDUCA TIONAL EYE AND FACE
PROTECTION - obtainable from the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St.,
New York, NY 10036 Telephone (212) 642A900, Fax (212) 398-0023 - www.ansi.org
• NFPA Standard 518 - CUTTING AND WELDING PROCESS - obtainable from the National Fire
Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101 Telephone
(617) 770-3000 Fax (617) 770-0700 - www.nfpa.org
• OSHA Standard 29 CFR, Part 1910, Subpart Q., WELDING, CUTTING AND BRAZING - obtainable
from your state OSHA office or U.S. Dept. of Labor OSHA, Office of Public Affairs, Room N3647,
200 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20210 - www.osha.gov
• CSA Standard W117.2 - Code for SAFE TY IN WELDING AND CUTTING. - obtainable from
Canadian Standards Association, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 1R3 - www.csa.ca
• American Welding Society Standard A6.0. WELDING AND CUTTING CON TAINERS WHICH HAVE
HELD COM BUSTIBLES. - obtainable from the American Welding Society, 550 NW
Le Jeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 Telephone (800) 443-9353, Fax (305) 443-7559 -
www.amweld.org or www.aws.org
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