Flash Hazards; Fire Hazards - Century Tool 118-009 User Manual

• Do not cut in a damp area or come in contact with a
moist or wet surface when cutting.
• Do not allow the cutting equipment to come in contact
with water or moisture.
• Do not drag cutting torch, ground cable or cutter
power cord through or allow them to come into contact
with water or moisture.
• Do not touch cutter, attempt to turn cutter on or off if
any part of the body or clothing is moist or if you are in
physical contact with water or moisture.
• Do not attempt to plug the cutter into the power source
if any part of body or clothing is moist, or if you are in
physical contact with water or moisture.
• Do not connect cutter workpiece clamp to or cut on
electrical conduit.
• Do not alter power cord or power cord plug in any way.
• Do not attempt to plug the cutter into the power source
if the ground prong on power cord plug is bent over,
broken off, or missing.
• Do not allow the cutter to be connected to the power
source or attempt to cut if the cutter, cutting cables,
cutting site, or cutter power cord are exposed to any
form of atmospheric precipitation, or salt water spray.
• Do not carry coiled cutting cables around shoulders, or
any other part of the body, when they are plugged into
the cutter.
• Do not modify any wiring, ground connections,
switches, or fuses in this cutting equipment.
• Wear welding gloves to help insulate hands from
cutting circuit.
• Keep all liquid containers far enough away from the
cutter and work area so that if spilled, the liquid can
not possibly come in contact with any part of the cutter
or electrical cutting circuit.
• Replace any cracked or damaged parts that are
insulated or act as insulators such as the cutting torch,
workpiece clamp, or power cord, IMMEDIATELY.
• Turn the POWER switch OFF and unplug the cutter
form the ac power source receptacle before attempting
to inspect or replace any parts on the end of the torch.
• Turn the POWER switch OFF before setting the torch
down to prevent accidentally triggering the torch.

FLASH HAZARDS

WARNING
ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN
SKIN!
• To reduce risk of injury from arc rays, read,
understand, and follow the following safety
instructions. In addition, make certain that anyone
else that uses this cutting equipment, or is a bystander
in the cutting area, understands and follows these
safety instructions as well.
• Do not look at an electric arc without proper
protection. A cutting arc is extremely bright and
intense and, with inadequate or no eye protection, the
retina can be burned, leaving a permanent dark spot
in the field of vision. A shield or helmet with a number
8 shade filter lens (minimum) must be used.
• Do not strike a cutting arc until all bystanders and you
(the cutter) have cutting shields and/or helmets in
place.
• Do not wear a cracked or broken helmet and replace
any cracked or broken filter lenses IMMEDIATELY.
• Provide bystanders with shields or helmets fitted with
a number 8 shade filter lens.
• Wear protective clothing. The intense light of the
cutting arc can burn the skin in much the same way
as the sun, even through lightweight clothing. Wear
dark clothing of heavy material. The shirt worn should
be long sleeved and the collar kept buttoned to protect
chest and neck.
• Protect against REFLECTED ARC RAYS. Arc rays
can be reflected off shiny surfaces such as a glossy
painted surface, aluminum, stainless steel, and glass.
It is possible for your eyes to be injured by reflected
arc rays even when wearing a protective helmet or
shield. If cutting with a reflective surface behind you,
arc rays can bounce off the surface, then off the filter
lens on the inside of your helmet or shield, then into
your eyes. If a reflective background exists in your
cutting area, either remove it or cover it with
something nonflammable and non-reflective.
Reflected arc rays can also cause skin burn in
addition to eye injury.

FIRE HAZARDS

WARNING
FIRE OR EXPLOSION CAN CAUSE DEATH,
INJURY, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE!
• To reduce risk of death, injury, or property damage
from fire or explosion, read, understand, and follow the
following safety instructions. In addition, make certain
that anyone else that uses this cutting equipment, or is
a bystander in the cutting area, understands and
follows these safety instructions as well.
REMEMBER! Plasma arc cutting by nature produces
sparks, hot spatter, molten metal drops, hot slag, and
hot metal parts that can start fires, burn skin, and
damage eyes.
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