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GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This manual provides information on how to install, operate, and maintain your Magnaflux magnetic
particle inspection machine.
Read these instructions carefully before operating or servicing your machine.
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Only trained personnel should operate or service this machine. Be familiar with your facility and local
procedures as well as Lock Out/Tag Out requirements before working with this machine.
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Read this entire manual before operating this machine.
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Wear safety glasses that conform to ANSI Standard Z87.1 while operating this machine.
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Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry while operating or servicing this machine.
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Inspect the machine daily for unsafe conditions; replace any worn or broken parts (see Section 4).
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Keep all unauthorized personnel away from the machine operating area.
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According to the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) recommendations,
inspectors with pacemakers should avoid exposure to D.C. fields over 10 gauss; or 60 cycle A.C. field over
1.0 gauss. There are a variety of pacemakers with different susceptibilities to magnetic fields. Wearers
should discuss pacemaker limitations with their physicians and learn more exactly what they should avoid,
and whether they should be exposed to magnetic fields before operating this equipment.
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When you are finished operating the machine, turn off all power.
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This machine was designed to help the end user comply with ASTM E-1444. Calibration frequency is
dictated by this standard