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WARNING
INJECTION HAZARD
Spray from the spray gun, hose leaks, or ruptured components can inject fluid into your body and
cause extremely serious injury, including the need for amputation. Splashing fluid in the eyes or on the
skin can also cause serious injury.
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Fluid injected into the skin might look like just a cut, but
it is a serious injury.
Get immediate medi-
cal attention
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Do not point the gun/valve at anyone or at any part of the body.
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Do not put your hand or fingers over the spray tip/nozzle.
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Do not stop or deflect fluid leaks with your hand, body, glove, or rag.
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Always have the trigger guard on the gun when dispensing.
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Check the gun diffuser operation weekly. Refer to the gun manual.
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Be sure the gun/valve trigger safety operates before dispensing.
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Lock the gun/valve trigger safety when you stop dispensing.
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Follow the
Pressure Relief Procedure
on page 11 if the nozzle clogs, and before cleaning, check-
ing or servicing the equipment.
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Tighten all fluid connections before operating the equipment.
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Check the hoses, tubes, and couplings daily. Replace worn, damaged, or loose parts immediately.
Do not repair high pressure couplings; you must replace the entire hose.
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Fluid hoses must have spring guards on both ends, to help protect them from rupture caused by
kinks or bends near the couplings.
FIRE, EXPLOSION AND ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD
Improper grounding, poor air ventilation, open flames, or sparks can cause a hazardous condition and
result in fire, explosion, or electrostatic shock and other serious injury.
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Ground the equipment, the object being dispensed, and all other electrically conductive objects in
the dispense area. Proper grounding dissipates static electricity generated in the equipment. Refer
to
System Grounding
on page 8.
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Provide fresh air ventilation to avoid the buildup of flammable fumes from solvent or material.
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Extinguish all open flames or pilot lights in the dispense area.
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Do not turn on or off any light switch in the dispense area.
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Do not use this equipment with flammable liquids.
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Do not stop or deflect fluid leaks with your hand, body, glove, or rag.
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Keep the dispense area free of debris, including solvent, rags, and gasoline.
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Do not smoke in the dispense area.
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If there is any static sparking or you feel an electric shock while using the equipment,
stop dis-
pensing immediately
. Do not use the equipment until you have identified and and corrected the
problem.
