1-1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SAFETY
A. General
Information presented in this manual and on various labels,
tags, and plates provided on this unit pertains to equipment
design, installation, operation, maintenance, and trouble-
shooting which should be read, understood, and followed for
the safe and effective use of this equipment.
B. Safety
The installation, operation, maintenance, and troubleshoot-
ing of arc welding equipment requires practices and proce-
dures which ensure personal safety and the safety of others.
Therefore, this equipment is to be installed, operated, and
maintained only by qualified persons in accordance with this
manual and all applicable odes such as, but not limited to,
those listed at the end of Section 1 - Safety Rules For Oper-
ation
Safety instructions specifically pertaining to this unit
appear throughout this manual highlighted by the signal
words
WARNING
and
CAUTION
which identify different lev-
els of hazard.
WARNING
statements include installation, operation, and
maintenance procedures or practices which if not carefully
followed could result in serious personal injury or loss of life.
CAUTION
statements include installation, operation, and
maintenance procedures or practices which if not carefully
followed could result in minor personal injury or damage to
this equipment.
A third signal word,
IMPORTANT
, highlights instructions
which need special emphasis to obtain the most efficient op-
eration of this equipment.
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