Safety Precautions - DeVilbiss MAX-504 Manual

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This manual contains information that is important for you to know and understand. This information relates to USER SAFETY and
PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS. To help you recognize this information, we use the following symbols. Please pay particular
attention to these sections.
Important safety information - A hazard
that may cause serious injury or loss of
life.
The following hazards may occur during the normal use of this equipment.
HAZARD CAUSE
Fire Solvents and coatings can be highly
flammable or combustible especially
when sprayed.
Inhaling Toxic Certain materials may be harmful if
Substances inhaled, or if there is contact with the skin.
Explosion Hazard - Halogenated hydrocarbon solvents - for
Incompatible example; methylene chloride and 1, 1, 1 -
Materials h are not chemically compatible with the
aluminum that might be used in many
system components. The chemical
reaction caused by these solvents
reacting with aluminum can become
violent and lead to an equipment
explosion.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Important information that tells how to
prevent damage to equipment, or how to
avoid a situation that may cause minor
inury.
Please read the following chart before using this equipment.
You should pay special attention to this
information.
SAFEGUARDS
Adequate exhaust must be provided to keep air free
of accumulations of flammable vapors.
Smoking must never be allowed in the spray area.
Fire extinguishing equipment must be present in the
spray area.
Static discharges musts be prevented. Ground all
conductive objects in the spray area, such as cleaning
solvent bucket, fire extinguisher, etc.
When using solvents for cleaning:
• Those used for equipment flushing musts have a flash
point equal to or higher than that of the coating.
• Those used for general cleaning must have flash
points above 100° F (37.8 C).
Follow the requirements of the Material Safety Data
Sheet supplied by your coating material manufacturer.
Adequate exhaust must be provided to keep the air
free of accumulations of toxic materials.
Use a mask or respirator whenever there is a chance of
inhaling sprayed materials. The mask must be compat-
ible with the material being sprayed and its concentra-
tion. Equipment must be as prescribed by an industrial
hygienist or safety expert, and be NIOSH approved.
The MAX-504 HVLP Paint Spray Gun can be used with
these solvents. However, aluminum is widely used in
other spray application equipment, such as material
pumps, cups and regulators, valves, etc. Check all
equipment items before use and make sure they can
also be used safely with these solvents. Read the label
or data sheet for the material you intend to spray.
If in doubt as to whether or not a coating or cleaning
material is compatible, contact your material supplier.
Note