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1-4 Feb r ua r y 20, 2006
ARCMASTER 185 AC/DC
WARNING
STEAM AND PRESSURIZED HOT COOLANT can bu r n
face, eyes, and skin.
The coolant in the r adiato r can be ve r y hot and unde r
p r essu r e.
1. Do not r emove r adiato r cap when engine is hot. Allow engine to cool.
2. Wea r gloves and put a r ag ove r cap a r ea when r emoving cap.
3. Allow p r essu r e to escape befo r e completely r emoving cap.
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WARNING
This p r oduct, when used fo r welding o r cutting, p r oduces
fumes o r gases which contain chemicals know to the
State of Califo r nia to cause bi r th defects and, in some
cases, cance r . (Califo r nia Health & Safety code Sec.
25249.5 et seq.)
NOTE
Conside r ations About Welding And The Effects of Low
F r equency Elect r ic and Magnetic Fields
The following is a quotation f r om the Gene r al Conclusions Section of
the U.S. Cong r ess, Office of Technology Assessment, Biological Effects
of Powe r F r equency Elect r ic & Magnetic Fields - Backg r ound Pape r ,
OTA-BP-E-63 (Washington, DC: U.S. Gove r nment P r inting Office, May
1989): “...the r e is now a ve r y la r ge volume of scientific findings based
on expe r iments at the cellula r level and f r om studies with animals and
people which clea r ly establish that low f r equency magnetic fields
inte r act with, and p r oduce changes in, biological systems. While most
of this wo r k is of ve r y high quality, the r esults a r e complex. Cu rr ent
scientific unde r standing does not yet allow us to inte r p r et the evidence
in a single cohe r ent f r amewo r k. Even mo r e f r ust r ating, it does not yet
allow us to d r aw definite conclusions about questions of possible r isk
o r to offe r clea r science-based advice on st r ategies to minimize o r
avoid potential r isks.”
To r educe magnetic fields in the wo r kplace, use the following
p r ocedu r es:
1. Keep cables close togethe r by twisting o r taping them.
2. A rr ange cables to one side and away f r om the ope r ato r .
3. Do not coil o r d r ape cable a r ound the body.
4. Keep welding powe r sou r ce and cables as fa r away f r om
body as p r actical.
ABOUT PACEMAKERS:
The above p r ocedu r es a r e among those also no r mally
r ecommended fo r pacemake r wea r e r s. Consult you r
docto r fo r complete info r mation.
1.02 Principal Safety Standards
Safety in Welding and Cutting, ANSI Standa r d Z49.1, f r om Ame r ican
Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd., Miami, FL 33126.
Safety and Health Standa r ds, OSHA 29 CFR 1910, f r om Supe r intendent
of Documents, U.S. Gove r nment P r inting Office, Washington, D.C.
20402.
Recommended Safe P r actices fo r the P r epa r ation fo r Welding and
Cutting of Containe r s That Have Held Haza r dous Substances, Ame r i-
can Welding Society Standa r d AWS F4.1, f r om Ame r ican Welding
Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd., Miami, FL 33126.
National Elect r ical Code, NFPA Standa r d 70, f r om National Fi r e
P r otection Association, Batte r yma r ch Pa r k, Quincy, MA 02269.
Safe Handling of Comp r essed Gases in Cylinde r s, CGA Pamphlet P-
1, f r om Comp r essed Gas Association, 1235 Jeffe r son Davis Highway,
Suite 501, A r lington, VA 22202.
Code fo r Safety in Welding and Cutting, CSA Standa r d W117.2, f r om
Canadian Standa r ds Association, Standa r ds Sales, 178 Rexdale
Bouleva r d, Rexdale, Onta r io, Canada M9W 1R3.
Safe P r actices fo r Occupation and Educational Eye and Face P r otec-
tion, ANSI Standa r d Z87.1, f r om Ame r ican National Standa r ds Insti-
tute, 1430 B r oadway, New Yo r k, NY 10018.
Cutting and Welding P r ocesses, NFPA Standa r d 51B, f r om National
Fi r e P r otection Association, Batte r yma r ch Pa r k, Quincy, MA 02269.