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Warnings
Welding and cutting is a special type of work, with a certain degree of danger.
Professional training, correct operation and necessary protective measures can
effectively avoid and reduce the damage and loss caused by machine accidents.
Personal Safety Protection
Welding and cutting operations generate noise, bright light and
high-temperature sparks which will cause harm to human hearing,
eyes and skin unless personal protective measures are
implemented and proper operational instructions are adhered to.
1
A helmet with the correct shading filter will protect eyes, face, neck and ears
from bright (radiating) light and arc sparks. This applies to the operator as
well as any person observing the welding or cutting operation.
2
Wear flame retardant gloves, overalls, shoes and aprons to protect against
thermal radiation, sparks and hot metal particles.
3
Hot sparks and metal fragments can cause skin damage. Avoid clothes with
front pockets and button-up sleeves and collars.
4
Use appropriate flame-retardant shields or curtains to protect bystanders
from arc radiation and high temperature sparks. Bystanders also need to
wear a protective helmet fitted with a shading filter to protect face and eyes
or a pair of spectacles fitted with shading filters if only eye protection is a
requirement.
5
Avoid burns and scalds by not touching a welded work piece with bare
hands.
Fire and explosion precaution
Welding and cutting operations generate high-temperature flames
and arc which can cause fires and explosions. The same applies to
welding slag and sparks.
1
Operators and bystanders must be protected from arc, sparks and metal
fragments.
2
The welding/cutting area should be free from flammable and explosive
materials. Should these materials be required in the welding/cutting process,
flame retardant covers should be applied.
