Sulzer Metco ECO ARC 600, Manual

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General Safety Instructions
1-7
Revision 1/10/08
1.7 Emissions, caused by the system
1.7.1 Metallic dust and fumes
Caution!
Metallic dust and fumes can be toxic and harmful to your health!
• Use extraction and filtering!
- Ensure extraction and filtering systems of adequate capacity.
- Arrange extraction walls/hoods to promote the flow.
- Seek our advice.
• Ensure that ventilation of spraying areas is sufficient and that it
promotes the flow.
Do not ventilate with oxygen!
• If filtered air is fed back into the work area, you will require
additional filters and official approval.
• Activate the extraction system before the metal spraying system is
started up.
• Comply with critical values at the workplace (AGW).
• Use personal respiratory equipment.
- A clean air helmet has proven itself in practice.
- Check the quality of the breathing air supplied to the clean air
helmet.
- Further information are provided in chapter "DIN Norms".
• During meal breaks ensure that toxic metallic dust does not enter
the digestive tract. Before eating, drinking, smoking or taking snuff,
wash hands and face thoroughly.
• Dispose of metallic dust!
- The relevant national laws or regulations must be observed.
- See also chapter "spray dust disposal".