WAR NI N G
FLYI NG S PARK S an d HO T ME TAL
can c ause in ju ry.
Chi pping a nd grin ding caus e fl yi ng m et al . As we ld s co ol , th ey c an t hr ow o ff sl ag .
1. W ea r ap pr oved face s hield o r safet y goggl es. Sid e shiel ds reco mmend ed.
2. W ea r pr op er body pro tecti on to pro tect sk in .
WAR NI N G
ARC R AYS ca n bu rn e ye s an d sk in ,
NOI SE can da mage he aring .
Arc ra ys f ro m th e weldi ng p ro ce ss p ro duce in te ns e he at a nd st ro ng u lt ra vi olet ra ys t ha t
can b urn eye s and ski n. Nois e from so me proc esses c an dama ge hear ing.
1. W ea r a we ld ing helme t fitte d with a pr oper sh ade of fi lter to p rotec t your fa ce a nd e ye s
whe n weldi ng or wat ching ;
2. W ea r ap pr oved safe ty glas ses. Si de shie lds rec ommen ded;
3. U se p ro te ct iv e sc re en s or b arriers t o prote ct othe rs from f lash an d glare ;
war n other s not to wa tch the a rc ;
4. W ea r pr otective cl othin g made fr om dura ble, fl ame-r esist an t ma te ri al (w oo l an d le at he r)
and f oot pro tecti on;
5. U se a pp ro ve d ea r pl ug s or e ar m uff s if n oi se l ev el i s hi gh ;
6. N ev er w ea r co nt ac t le ns es w hile weldin g.
WAR NI N G
FUM ES AND GA SE S ca n be h azardou s
to yo ur heal th.
Wel di ng p ro du ce s fu me s an d ga se s. Breathin g th es e fu me s an d ga se s ca n be h az ar do us
to yo ur heal th.
1. K ee p yo ur h ea d ou t of t he f um es . Do not brea the the f umes.
2. I f in si de , ve nt il at e th e ar ea and/or u se exha ust at th e arc to re move we lding f umes
and g ases.
3. I f ve nt il at io n is p oo r, us e an a pproved a ir-supp li ed r es pi ra to r.
4. W or k in a c on fined spa ce only i f it is wel l venti lated , or whil e weari ng an air -supp lied
res pirat or. Shie lding g ases us ed for we lding c an disp lace ai r causi ng injury o r de at h.
Be su re the br eathi ng air is s afe.
5. D o no t we ld i n lo ca ti on s ne ar d egreasing , clean ing, or s prayi ng oper ation s. The he at
and r ays of th e arc can r ea ct w it h va po ur s to f or m hi gh ly t ox ic a nd i rr it ating gas es.
6. D o no t we ld o n co at ed m et al s, s uch as galv anized, l ea d, o r ca dm iu m pl at ed s te el , un le ss
the c oatin g is remo ved fro m the wel d area, t he area i s well ve ntila ted, an d if nece ssary,
whi le wear ing an ai r- supp lied re spira tor. The c oa ti ng s an d an y me ta ls c on ta in ing these
ele ments c an give o ff toxi c fu me s if w el de d.
WAR NI N G
WEL DING ca n cause f ire or ex pl os io n.
Spa rks and s patte r fly off f ro m th e we ld in g ar c. Th e fl y sp ar ks a nd h ot m et al , we ld s pa tt er,
hot w orkpi ece, an d hot equ ipmen t can cau se fire s and bur ns. Acci denta l conta ct of
ele ctrod e or weld ing wir e to meta l objec ts can ca use spa rks, ov erhea ting, o r fire.
1. P ro te ct y ou rs el f an d ot he rs from fly ing spa rks and h ot meta l.
2. D o no t we ld w he re f ly in g sp ar ks can stri ke flam mable m ateri al.
3. R em ov e al l fl am ma bl es f ar a way from th e welding a rc . If t hi s is n ot p os si bl e, t ig ht ly
cov er them w ith app roved c overs .
4. B e al er t th at w el di ng s pa rk s and hot mat erial s from we lding c an easi ly go thr ough smal l
cra cks and o penin gs to adj acent a reas.
5. Wa tc h fo r fi re , an d ke ep a f ir e ex ti ng ui sh er n ea rby.
WAR NI N G
CYL INDER S can exp lode if d am ag ed .
Shi eldin g gas cyl inder s conta in gas un der high pr es su re . If d am ag ed , a cy li nd er c an
exp lode. S ince ga s cylin ders ar e norma lly par t of the we lding p rocess, b e su re t o tr ea t
the m caref ully.
1. P ro te ct c om pr es se d ga s cy linders f rom exc essiv e heat, m echan ical sh ocks, a nd arcs .
2. I ns ta ll a nd s ec ur e cy li nd ers in an uprig ht p os it io n by c ha in in g th em t o a st at io na ry s up port
or eq uipme nt cyli nder ra ck to pre vent fa lling o r tippi ng.
3. K ee p cy li nd er s aw ay f ro m an y welding or ot he r el ec tr ic al c ir cu it s.
4. N ev er a ll ow a w el di ng e le ct rode to touch a ny c yl in de r.
5. U se o nl y co rr ec t sh ie ld in g gas cylin ders, reg ul at or s, h os es , an d fi tt in gs d es ig ne d fo r th e
spe cific a pplic ation ; maint ain the m and ass ociat ed part s in good c ondit ion.
6. Tu rn f ac e aw ay f ro m va lv e ou tl et when ope ning cyli nd er v al ve .
7. K ee p pr ot ec ti ve c ap i n pl ac e over valv e excep t when cy linder is i n us e or c on ne ct ed
for u se.
8. R ea d an d fo ll ow i ns tr uc ti ons on compre ss ed g as c yl in de rs , as so ci at ed e qu ip me nt .
WAR NI N G
ENG INE FUE L can c ause fi re o r ex pl os io n.
Eng ine fue l is high ly flam mable .
1. S to p en gi ne b ef or e ch ec ki ng or adding fu el .
2. D o no t ad d fu el w hi le s mo ki ng o r if unit is near a ny s pa rk s or o pe n fl am es .
3. Al lo w en gi ne t o co ol b ef or e fu elling. If po ss ib le ,c he ck a nd a dd f ue l to c ol d en gi ne b ef or e
beg innin g job.
4. D o no t ov er fi ll t an k — al lo w ro om for fuel t o expan d.
5. D o no t sp il l fu el . If f ue ll in g is spille d, clea n up befo re star ting en gine.
6. B e aw ar e th at w el di ng o n a ce il ing, floor, bu lkhea d, or par titio n can cau se fire o n the
hid den sid e.
7. D o no t we ld o n cl os ed c on ta in ers such as tan ks o r dr um s.
8. C on ne ct w or k ca bl e to t he w or k as close to t he weld ing are a as prac tical t o preve nt
wel ding cu rrent f rom tra velli ng long , possi bly unk nown pa ths and c ausin g elect ric
sho ck and fi re haza rds.
9. D o no t us e we ld er t o th aw f ro ze n pipes.
10. Rem ov e st ic k electro de from h older or cu t of f we ld in g wi re a t co nt ac t tip when not
in us e.
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