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FLYI NG SPAR KS and H OT META L
can c ause in jur y.
Chi pping a nd grin ding cause f lyin g metal. As we lds co ol, they ca n thro w off sl ag.
1. W ear ap prov ed fa ce shi eld or s afe ty gog gles . Side sh ields r ecomm ended .
2. W ear pr oper b ody p rote ctio n to pr otec t skin .
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ARC R AYS ca n burn eyes a nd ski n,
NOI SE can da mage he aring .
Arc ra ys from t he weld ing pro cess pr oduce i ntens e heat an d stron g ultra viole t rays th at
can b urn eye s and ski n. Nois e from so me proc esses c an dama ge hear ing.
1. W ear a we ldin g hel met fi tted w ith a pro per sha de of fil ter to pr ote ct you r face a nd ey es
whe n weldi ng or wat ching ;
2. W ear ap prov ed sa fety g lass es. S ide sh ield s recom mende d;
3. U se pro tec tive s cree ns or b arri ers to p rot ect ot hers f rom f lash a nd gla re;
war n other s not to wa tch the a rc;
4. W ear pr otec tiv e clot hing m ade f rom du rabl e, flam e-r esis tant m ateri al(wo ol and le ather )
and f oot pro tecti on;
5. U se app rov ed ear p lugs o r ear m uffs i f nois e leve l is high ;
6. N ever w ear c onta ct len ses w hile w eldi ng.
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FUM ES AND GA SES ca n be haz ardou s
to yo ur heal th.
Wel ding p roduces fu mes an d gases. Br eath ing these f umes a nd gases ca n be haz ardous
to yo ur heal th.
1. K eep yo ur he ad out o f the fu mes . Do not b reat he th e fume s.
2. I f insi de, v enti late t he ar ea and /or us e exh aust a t the ar c to re move w eldi ng fume s
and g ases.
3. I f vent ila tion i s poor, u se an a ppro ved ai r-sup plied r espir ator.
4. W ork in a c onfi ned s pace o nly if i t is we ll ven tila ted, or w hil e wear ing an a ir-su pplie d
res pirat or. Shie lding g ases us ed for we lding c an disp lace ai r causi ng injury or d eath .
Be su re the br eathi ng air is s afe.
5. D o not we ld in l ocat ions n ear d egre asin g, clea ning, o r spray ing ope ratio ns. The h eat
and r ays of th e arc can r eac t with v apou rs to for m hig hly to xic an d irrit ating g ases.
6. D o not we ld on c oate d meta ls, s uch as g alva niz ed, le ad, or c admiu m plate d steel , unles s
the c oatin g is remo ved fro m the wel d area, t he ar ea is we ll ven tilat ed, and i f neces sary,
whi le wear ing an ai r- supp lied re spira tor. The c oatings a nd any m etals con tain ing these
ele ments c an give o ff toxi c fume s if weld ed.
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WEL DING ca n cause f ire or ex plo sion .
Spa rks and s patte r fly off f rom th e weldi ng arc. T he fly s parks a nd hot me tal, we ld spat ter,
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 rote ct yo urse lf and o the rs fro m flyi ng sp arks a nd hot m eta l.
2. D o not we ld wh ere fl ying s par ks can s trik e fla mmab le mat erial .
3. R emov e all f lamm able s far a way fr om the w eld ing ar c. If th is is n ot pos sibl e, tigh tly
cov er them w ith app roved c overs .
4. B e aler t tha t weld ing sp ark s and ho t mate ria ls fro m weld ing can e asily g o throu gh smal l
cra cks and o penin gs to adj acent a reas.
5. Wa tch f or fir e, and k eep a f ire ex ting uis her ne arby.
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CYL INDER S can exp lode if d ama ged.
Shi eldin g gas cyl inder s conta in gas un der high pre ssur e. If damag ed, a cy linder ca n
exp lode. S ince ga s cylin ders ar e norma lly par t of the we lding p rocess, be s ure to t reat
the m caref ully.
1. P rote ct co mpre ssed g as cy lind ers fr om ex cess ive he at, m echa nica l shock s, and ar cs.
2. I nsta ll an d secu re cyl ind ers in a n upri ght p osit ion by c haini ng them t o a stati onary s uppor t
or eq uipme nt cyli nder ra ck to pre vent fa lling o r tippi ng.
3. K eep cy lin ders a way fr om an y weld ing or o ther el ectri cal cir cuits .
4. N ever a llo w a weld ing el ectro de to tou ch an y cyli nder.
5. U se onl y cor rect s hiel din g gas cy lind ers, re gul ator s, hos es, and f itt ings d esig ned for t he
spe cific a pplic ation ; maint ain the m and ass ociat ed part s in good c ondit ion.
6. Tu rn fac e awa y from v alve o utl et whe n open ing c ylin der va lve.
7. K eep pr ote ctiv e cap in p lac e over v alve e xce pt whe n cyli nder is i n use or co nnect ed
for u se.
8. R ead an d fol low in stru cti ons on c ompr essed g as cyli nders , assoc iat ed equ ipme nt.
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ENG INE FUE L can c ause fi re or exp losio n.
Eng ine fue l is high ly flam mable .
1. S top en gin e befo re che cki ng or ad ding f uel.
2. D o not ad d fue l whil e smok ing o r if uni t is nea r any spa rks or op en fl ames .
3. Al low en gin e to coo l befo re fuel ling. I f pos sibl e,ch eck and a dd fuel t o cold en gine be fore
beg innin g job.
4. D o not ov erf ill ta nk — all ow ro om for f uel to e xpa nd.
5. D o not sp ill f uel. I f fuel lin g is spi lled , cle an up be fore s tarti ng engi ne.
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6. B e awar e tha t weld ing on a c eil ing, f loor, b ulkhe ad, or pa rtiti on can ca use fir e on the
hid den sid e.
7. D o not we ld on c lose d cont ain ers su ch as ta nks o r drum s.
8. C onne ct wo rk cab le to th e wor k as clo se to th e wel ding a rea as p racti cal to pr eve 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 not us e wel der to t haw fr oze n pipe s.
10. Rem ove st ick el ectro de from h older or cut o ff wel ding w ire at cont act ti p when not
in us e.
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