Vessel IPC-A4, Instruction Manual

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■ Operation
Dust conditions
Observe the following conditions for the dust that is handled.
● This unit is for use with regular dust. It can be used to blow off dry fine dust.
Absolutely do not vacuum up wet dust, liquids like water, oil or spray mist.
Also absolutely do not vacuum up dust containing explosive, flammable, or combustible
substances.
● Do not vacuum up adhesive or corrosive substances.
● To prevent fires, absolutely do not vacuum up flames, explosive dust, or liquid mist containing dust
such as the following:
- Items that are on fire: Cigarette butts, matches, and other sources of fire.
- Things containing sparks: A large amount of sparks from grinding, dust that includes cinders, etc.
- Flammable substances: Gasoline, thinner, benzene, kerosene, materials adhered with or containing
oils, cleaning fluids, or flammable substances.
- Explosive substances: Explosive dust, such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and epoxy resin;
explosive materials and dust or explosive liquids that can make dust explode depending on the
conditions such as particle diam
eter and concentration; liquid mists or substances adhered with or
containing explosive substances.
- Combustible substances: Combustible dust, combustible liquid mist, or materials adhered with or
containing combustible materials, etc.
- Detrimental substances: Corrosive substances, adhesive substances, liquids containing adhesive
substances, gases containing large quantities of detrimental substances, etc.
- Liquids and liquid mists: Dust containing moisture such as that generated by machine tools, etc.
● Do not vacuum up flammable dust or dust containing flammable substances.
Caution must be taken in particular with non-combustible substances that change into combustible
substances when worked on, etc.
It is very difficult to determine if such substances are changing into combustible dust, the user is
kindly requested to be responsible for his/her verification of the dust in detail. The user is strongly
advised to stop using the unit if a substance is determined to be combustible dust.
● Even if the dusts are safe when individually handled, they may change into a hazardous substance
when mixed together. Caution is especially required for substances the change when mixed, the
user is kindly requested to be responsible for his/her verification of the dust in detail.
If the safety of mixed dust cannot be determined, absolutely do not use the same machine for both
kinds of materials.
Since an unexpected problem could occur in the disposal of mixed collected dust, the user is kindly
requested to be responsible for his/her verification of the dust in detail.
● Absolutely do not vacuum up damp dust or any moisture such as water or oil.
Unforeseen malfunctions or accidents could occur..