V4.0
MINIMIG 100E Flux-Cored Welder
8976052
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The user can take the additional precaution of informing another person in
the work area of the potential danger, so that person can watch for
indications that the user is suffering from oxygen deprivation.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS
Control the tool, personal movement and the work environment to avoid
personal injury or damage to the tool.
1.
Do not operate any tool when tired or under the influence of drugs,
alcohol or medications.
2. Avoid wearing clothes or jewelry that can become entangled with the
moving parts of a tool. Keep long hair covered or bound.
3.
Remove all jewelry or metal items from your person before welding. Metal items
may connect to the welding unit’s electrical circuit, causing an injury or death.
4.
Do not overreach when operating the tool. Proper footing and balance
enables better control in unexpected situations.
5.
Support the workpiece or clamp it to a stable platform. Holding the
workpiece by hand or against your body may lead to personal injury.
General Safety Precautions
6. Do not wear any personal grooming products that are flammable, such as
hair preparations or cologne with an alcohol base.
7.
Remove any combustibles, such as butane lighters or matches, from your
person before doing any welding.
SPECIFIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1.
Arc Welding requires the use a hand shield or helmets with full face
protection per CSA standard Z94.3.1.
2. Protect against reflected arc rays. The rays can reflect off a shiny surfaces
behind the user, into the helmet and off the filter lens into the eyes.
Remove or cover any reflective surface behind the user such as a glossy
painted surface, aluminum, stainless steel or glass.
3.
Welding produces sparks and molten slag. A cooling bead can eject chips
or fragments of slag. Any of these can cause direct harm to the eyes or
skin of the user or bystanders.
4.
Erect protective screens or barriers to protect bystanders from the flash
and glare; warn others In the area not to watch the arc. Do not strike a
welding arc until all bystanders and you (the user) have welding shields
and/or helmets in place.
