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Miller Welding System Safety Quick-Manual

Miller Welding System Safety Quick-Manual

For arc welding and cutting the safe way
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  • Page 1 Safety Quick-Guide For Arc Welding and Cutting Safe Way! Visit our websites at www.MillerWelds.com www.HobartWelders.com Be sure this guide reaches the operator.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Safety Quick-Guide Page 1 Thank you for using Miller or Hobart arc welding and cut- ting equipment. We ask you to work like a pro  and pros weld and cut safely. Please read and comply with the sample safety procedures outlined in this guide and the equipment Owner’s Manual.

  • Page 3: General Safe Practices

    Safety Quick-Guide Page 2 1. General Safe Practices Become trained and read the instructions before working on the machine or welding or cutting. Read Material Safety Data Sheets ANSI Z49.1 (MSDSs) for metals, consum- OSHA 29CFR 1910 MSDSs ables, and coatings. Owner’s Manual Wear approved safety glasses with side shields under your welding helmet or face shield and at all times in the work area.
  • Page 4 Safety Quick-Guide Page 3 Breathing welding fumes can be hazardous to your health. Keep your head out of the fumes. Do not breathe the fumes. Use enough ventilation, exhaust at the arc, or both, to keep fumes and gases from your breathing zone and the general area. Read Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for metals, consum- ables, and coatings.

  • Page 5: Engine Hazards

    Safety Quick-Guide Page 4 Arc rays can burn eyes and skin. Use welding helmet with correct shade of filter (see Section 8 to choose the correct shade). Wear welders cap and safety glasses with side shields. Use ear protection when welding out of position or in confined spaces. Button shirt collar.
  • Page 6 Safety Quick-Guide Page 5 Engine exhaust gases can kill. Vent exhaust outside and away from any building air intakes. Use unit outside in open, well ventilated areas. Moving parts can cause injury. Keep hands, hair, loose clothing, and tools away from moving parts such as fans, belts, and rotors.

  • Page 7: Plasma Arc Cutting Hazards

    Safety Quick-Guide Page 6 Exhaust sparks can cause fire. Use approved engine exhaust spark arrestor in required areas — see applicable codes. Keep exhaust and exhaust pipes away from flammables. Do not locate unit near flammables. 4. Plasma Arc Cutting Hazards Cutting sparks can cause fire or explosion.
  • Page 8 Safety Quick-Guide Page 7 Electric shock from torch or wiring can kill. Wear dry insulating gloves. Do not wear wet or damaged gloves. Do not touch live electrical parts. Protect yourself from electric shock by insulating yourself from work and ground. Use non-flammable, dry insulating material if possible, or use dry rubber mats, dry wood or plywood, or other dry insulating material big enough to cover your full area of contact with the work or ground, and watch for fire.

  • Page 9: Trailer Safety

    Safety Quick-Guide Page 8 Arc rays can burn eyes and skin. Use welding helmet or face shield with correct shade of filter (see Section 8 to choose the correct shade). Wear welders cap and safety glasses with side shields. Use ear protection when cutting out of position or in confined spaces.
  • Page 10 Safety Quick-Guide Page 9 Incorrect tongue weight can cause fishtailing and loss of control of towing vehicle resulting in serious injury and equipment damage. Install generator according to Own- er’s Manual with engine end toward hitch end of trailer. Tongue − Level Ground generator frame to trailer frame —...
  • Page 11 Safety Quick-Guide Page 10 Wheels must be chocked when trailer is uncoupled from vehicle. 1. Chock in direction of grade. 4. Tap chock into place. 2. Position chock snugly behind tire. 5. For added protection, chock both sides 3. Place chock square to the tire. of tire.

  • Page 12: Special Situations & Equipment

    Safety Quick-Guide Page 11 6. Special Situations & Equipment Confined spaces can be hazardous. Confined spaces are areas which lack room for full movement and often lack ventilation, such as storage tanks, vats, tunnels, boilers, pipes, hold of a ship, corners of a room, near a ceiling or floor corner, or in a pit.

  • Page 13: Principal Safety Standards

    Safety Quick-Guide Page 12 Hot parts can cause severe burns. Do not touch hot welded or cut parts with bare hand. If handling is needed, use proper tools and/or wear heavy, insulated welding gloves to prevent burns. Allow cooling period before handling parts or working on gun or torch. 7.

  • Page 14: Lens Shade Selector Guide

    (spectrum) operation. Guide adapted from ANSI Z49.1, 1999. Low Current Plasma arc cutting data (0−80 Amperes) supplied by Miller Electric Mfg. Co.

  • Page 15: Weld Cable Selector Guide

    Safety Quick-Guide Page 14 9. Weld Cable Selector Guide* Y Turn Off power before connecting to weld output terminals. Y Do not use worn, damaged, under- Electrode Work sized, or poorly spliced cables. Weld Cable Size** And Total Cable (Copper) Length In Weld Circuit Not Exceeding*** 150 ft 200 ft...
  • Page 16 Appleton, WI 54912-1079 USA Hobart Welding Products An Illinois Tool Works Company 600 West Main Street Troy, OH 45373 USA For additional FREE copies, call 920−735−4356, or fax 920−735−4011.  M199776B 8/03 2003 Miller Electric Mfg. Co. PRINTED IN USA...

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