General; Safety Precautions And Warnings - Quincy Compressor QMA Series Instruction Manual

Section I- General
*Safety
Precautions
Safety Precautions and Warnirws
Listed are some, but not all safety precautions that
must be observed with compressors and compressed air
systems.
Failure to follow any of these warnings mav result in
severe oersonal iniu rv, death, urouertv dama~e
andlor compressor damage.
Air from this compressor will cause severe injury
or death if used for breathing or food processing.
Air used for these processes must meet OSHA 29
CFR 1910 or FDA 21 CFR 178.3570 regulations.
This compressor is designed for use in the
compression of normal atmospheric air only. No
other gases, vapors or fumes should be exposed to
the compressor intake, nor processed through the
compressor.
Disconnect and lock out all power supplies to the
compressor plus any remote controllers prior to
servicing the unit.
Relieve all pressure internal to the compressor
prior to servicing. Do not depend on check
valves to hold system pressure.
A properly sized pressure relief valve must be
installed in the discharge piping ahead
(upstream) of any shut-off valve (block valve),
heat exchanger, orifice or any potential blockage
point. Failure to install a pressure relief valve
could result in the rupturing or explosion of some
compressor or system component.
Do not change the pressure setting of the pressure
relief valve, restriet the function of the pressure
relief valve, modi& the outlet piping on the valve
or replace the pressure relief valve with a plug.
Over pressurization of system or compressor
components can occur, resulting in severe
personal injury, death and property damage.
Never use plastic pipe, rubber hose, or soldered
joints in any parts of the compressed air system.
Failure to ensure system compatibility with
compressor piping is dangerously unsound.
Never use a flammable or toxic solvent for
cleaning the air filter or any parts.
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Do not attempt to service any part while the
compressor is operating.
Do not remove any guards or canopy panels while
the compressor is operating.
Observe gauges daily to ensure compressor is
operating properly.
Follow all maintenance procedures and check all
safety devices on schedule.
Never discomect or tamper with the high air
temperature switch.
" Compressed air is dangerous, do not play with it,
oUse the correct compressor fluid at all times.
!WARNJNG!
Read this manual and follow all instructions
prior to installing or operating this compressor.
!NOTICE!
These instructions, precautions and descriptions
cover standard Quincy manufactured QMA series
air compressors.
As a service to our customers we often mod@ or
construct packages to the customers specifications, this
manual may not bc appropriate in those cases.
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Every effort has been taken to ensure complete and
correct instmctions have been included in this
manual, however, possible product updates and
changes may have occurred since this printing.
Quincy Compressor reserves the right to change
specifications without incurring any obligation for
equipment previously or subsequently sold. Quincy
is not responsible for typographical errors.
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