
Model 1264 Powder Feeder
Operator’s Manual
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1.6.3
Cobalt, Chromium, and Tellurium
The principal hazard when spraying or blasting these materials comes
from ingestion, inhalation, and the subsequent absorption of fumes, dust,
or vapors.
The fumes and dust from chromium alloys (such as stainless steels, nickel
chromium, and chromium oxide) and tellurium are toxic and hazardous.
Provide respiratory protection and adequate ventilation wherever the fume
and dust concentration is above the threshold limit (see "Threshold Limit
Valves" in section 1.6.6).
1.6.4
Tin and Zinc
Usually encountered in the forms of their oxides and not considered toxic,
tin and zinc may cause violent illness, including coughing, headache and,
particularly in the case of zinc oxide fumes, nausea, vomiting, chills,
fever, muscle and joint pain, and marked thirst. (In the case of zinc oxide,
the effect has been known as "brass founder's ague," "brass chills," "zinc
fever," or "metal fume fever.") Temporary short term immunity can be
developed.
Prevention consists of adequate ventilation and proper respirators (see
"Respiratory Protection" in section 1.5.2 and "Confined Spaces" in section
1.5.5). Preclude from the work any operators with pulmonary disease or
those who continue to suffer discomfort even with proper ventilation and
respirator measures.
1.6.5
Solvents
The radiation generated by plasma or arc spraying causes rapid
decomposition of some solvent vapors into noxious and toxic gases, even
at considerable distance from the arc. Slow extraction of the part from the
solvent cleaning tank can reduce this problem. When spraying vapor-
degreased parts, take extra care to see that all solvent (vapors or liquid
films or drops of solvent caught by pockets and crevices) is removed prior
to thermal spraying.
The ultraviolet radiation from plasma and arc spraying generates airborne
ozone. The amount of ozone produced may exceed the maximum
allowable concentration in confined spaces. Excess ozone production
should be avoided.
Issued: 10/11
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