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1-3 Proposition 65 Warnings
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the state of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
1-4 Principal Safety Standards
Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, ANSI
Standard Z49.1, is available as a free download from the
American Welding Society at http://www.aws.org or
purchased from Global Engineering Documents (phone:
1-877-413-5184, website: www.global.ihs.com).
Safe Practice For Occupational And Educational Eye And
Face Protection, ANSI Standard Z87.1, from American
National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New
York, NY 10036 (phone: 212-642-4900, website:
www.ansi.org).
Safe Practices for the Preparation of Containers and
Piping for Welding and Cutting, American Welding
Society Standard AWS F4.1, from Global Engineering
Documents (phone: 1-877-413-5184, website:
www.global.ihs.com).
Safe Practices for Welding and Cutting Containers that
have Held Combustibles, American Welding Society
Standard AWS A6.0, from Global Engineering
Documents (phone: 1-877-413-5184, website:
www.global.ihs.com).
National Electrical Code, NFPA Standard 70, from
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA 02169
(phone: 1-800-344-3555, website: www.nfpa.org and
www. sparky.org).
Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Cylinders, CGA
Pamphlet P-1, from Compressed Gas Association, 14501
George Carter Way, Suite 103, Chantilly, VA 20151 (phone:
703-788-2700, website: www.cganet.com).
Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, CSA
Standard W117.2, from Canadian Standards Association,
Standards Sales, 5060 Spectrum Way, Suite 100,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 5NS
(phone: 800-463-6727, website: www.csagroup.org).
Safe Practice For Occupational And Educational Eye And
Face Protection, ANSI Standard Z87.1, from American
National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New
York, NY 10036 (phone: 212-642-4900, website:
www.ansi.org).
Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and
Other Hot Work, NFPA Standard 51B, from National Fire
Protection Association, Quincy, MA 02169
(phone: 1-800-344-3555, website: www.nfpa.org).
OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for
General Industry, Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Part 1910.177 Subpart N, Part 1910 Subpart Q, and
Part 1926, Subpart J, from U.S. Government Printing
Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954,
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 (phone: 1-866-512-1800)
(there are 10 OSHA Regional Offices—phone for Region 5,
Chicago, is 312-353-2220, website: www.osha.gov).
1-5 EMF Information
Electric current flowing through any conductor causes
localized electric and magnetic fields (EMF). The current
from arc welding (and allied processes including spot
welding, gouging, plasma arc cutting, and induction heating
operations) creates an EMF field around the welding circuit.
EMF fields may interfere with some medical implants, e.g.
pacemakers. Protective measures for persons wearing
medical implants have to be taken. For example, restrict
access for passers-by or conduct individual risk
assessment for welders. All welders should use the
following procedures in order to minimize exposure to EMF
fields from the welding circuit:
1.
Keep cables close together by twisting or taping them,
or using a cable cover.
2.
Do not place your body between welding cables.
Arrange cables to one side and away from the
operator.
3.
Do not coil or drape cables around your body.
4.
Keep head and trunk as far away from the equipment in the
welding circuit as possible.
5.
Connect work clamp to workpiece as close to the weld as
possible.
6.
Do not work next to, sit or lean on the welding power
source.
7.
Do not weld while carrying the welding power source or
wire feeder.
About Implanted Medical Devices:
Implanted Medical Device wearers should consult their doctor
and the device manufacturer before performing or going near
arc welding, spot welding, gouging, plasma arc cutting, or
induction heating operations. If cleared by your doctor, then
following the above procedures is recommended.
