ESAB CIGWELD WeldSkill 205AC/DC Operating Manual page 12

6. Turn face away from valve outlet when opening
cylinder valve.
7. Keep protective cap in place over valve except
when cylinder is in use or connected for use.
8. Read and follow instructions on compressed
gas cylinders, associated equipment, and CGA
publication P-1 listed in Safety Standards.
WARNING
MOVING PARTS can cause injury.
Moving parts, such as fans, rotors, and belts can
cut fingers and hands and catch loose clothing.
1. Keep all doors, panels, covers, and guards
closed and securely in place.
2. Stop engine before installing or connecting unit.
3. Have only qualified people remove guards or
covers for maintenance and troubleshooting as
necessary.
4. To prevent accidental starting during servicing,
disconnect negative (-) battery cable from bat-
tery.
5. Keep hands, hair, loose clothing, and tools away
from moving parts.
6. Reinstall panels or guards and close doors when
servicing is finished and before starting engine.
WARNING
!
This product, when used for welding or cut-
ting, produces fumes or gases which contain
chemicals known to the State of California to
cause birth defects and, in some cases, cancer.
(California Health & Safety code Sec. 25249.5
et seq.)
NOTE!
CAUTION
Considerations About Welding And The Effects of
Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The following is a quotation from the General
Conclusions Section of the U.S. Congress, Office
of Technology Assessment, Biological Effects of
Power
Frequency Electric & Magnetic Fields - Background
Paper, OTA-BP-E-63 (Washington, DC: U.S. Gov-
ernment Printing Office, May 1989): "...there is now
a very large volume of scientific findings based on
experiments at the cellular level and from studies
with animals and people which clearly establish that
low frequency magnetic fields and interact with,
and produce changes in, biological systems. While
most of this work is of very high quality, the results
are complex. Current scientific understanding does
not yet allow us to interpret the evidence in a single
coherent framework. Even more frustrating, it does
not yet allow us to draw definite conclusions about
questions of possible risk or to offer clear science-
based advice on strategies to minimize or avoid
potential risks."
To reduce magnetic fields in the workplace, use the
following procedures.
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 cable around the body.
4. Keep welding power source and cables as far
away from body as practical.
WARNING
The above procedures are among those also
normally recommended for pacemaker wearers.
Consult your doctor for complete information.
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