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Symbols Legend
MEANING
SYMBOL
ARC RAYS HAZARD
POISON HAZARD
STICK (SMAW)
POSITIVE DINSE
NEGATIVE DINSE
I
ON
O
OFF
Safety Summary
The data within this safety summary are highlights of various safety standards. It is recommended
that you familiarize yourself with the standards listed below before beginning welding.
Principal Safety Standards
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ANSI 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.aws.org.
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OSHA 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
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AWS F4.1: SAFE PRACTICES FOR THE PREPARATION FOR WELDING AND CUTTING OF CONTAINERS AND PIPING
FOR 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.aws.org.
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AWS A6.0. WELDING AND CUTTING CONTAINERS WHICH HAVE HELD COMBUSTIBLES - Obtainable from the
American Welding Society, 550 NW Le Jeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 Telephone (800) 443-9353, Fax (305) 443-7559
- www.aws.org.
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NFPA 70: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE - 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
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CGA Publication P-1: SAFE HANDLING OF COMPRESSED GASES IN CONTAINERS - Obtainable from Compressed
Gas Association, 14501 George Carter Way, Suite 103, Chantilly, VA 20151 Telephone (703) 788-2700 Fax (703)
961-1831 - www.cganet.com
• CSA W117.2 - Code for SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING. - Obtainable from Canadian Standards Association,
178 Rexdale Blvd., Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 1R3 - www.csa.ca
• ANSI Z87.1 - SAFE PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATION AND EDUCATIONAL EYE AND FACE PROTECTION - Obtainable
from the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036 Telephone (212) 642-900, Fax
CAUTION!
SYMBOL
MEANING
FIRE HAZARD
ELECTRICAL HAZARD
TIG (GTAW)
INPUT VOLTAGE
LINE CONNECTION
SINGLE PHASE ALTERNATING
CURRENT (AC)
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SYMBOL
MEANING
NOISE HAZARD
WARNING/CAUTION
TEMPERATURE
AMPERAGE
SINGLE PHASE STATIC FREQUENCY
CONVERTER TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SUITABLE FOR WELDING IN AN
ENVIRONMENT WITH INCREASED
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
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