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During welding a wide radiation spectrum is created, out of which the ultraviolet radiation is the most dangerous.
Therefore protect your whole body with protective equipment designated for welders.
Try to reduce the radiation during welding to a minimum (protective screens, black coating of the welding box,
etc.).
Protect your eyes by a special welder’s mask fitted with dark protective glass. When selecting self-adjusting mask,
pay attention to filter parameters and especially to the adjustment speed. The level of protection must correspond
to the nature of the job. Unsuitable protective dark glass must be removed immediately.
Do not watch the welding arc without proper protective shield or mask.
Do not start welding before making sure that all the people in your vicinity are properly protected.
Do not use contact lenses during welding. There is a danger of sticking to the eye cornea.
DANGER OF EXPLO-
SION AND FIRE
During
welding
functional inspected fire equipment must be present
near the welding
area.
Fire can break out
by electrical discharges, spattering of hot metal, flying
particles or hot objects, which can become hot during welding.
There must not be any inflammable materials or objects present in the vicinity of the welding area.
Do not weld containers that held flammable materials.
Never weld near an operating oxy-acetylene welding machine.
Always allow the weldment to cool down before contact with flammable materials.
Do not weld in rooms with
flammable vapours or explosive dust concentration.
Do not carry flammable materi-
als or objects in your pockets.
Check the working area 30
minutes after finishing of welding. Fire from sparks
can break out even several hours
after welding termination.
AVOIDANCE OF FLAMES AND EXPLO-
SIONS
Remove all combustibles from
the workplace.
Do not weld close to inflamma-
ble materials or liquids, or in environments saturated
with explosive gasses.
Do not wear clothing impregnated with oil and grease, as sparks can trigger off fame’s.
Do not weld on recipients that have contained inflammable substances, or on materials that can generate
toxic and inflammable vapours when heated.
Do not weld a recipient without first determining what it has contained. Even small traces of an inflammable
gas or liquid can cause an explosion.
Never use oxygen to degas a container.
Avoid gas-brazing with wide cavities that have not been properly degassed.
Keep a fire extinguisher close to the workplace.
Never use oxygen in a welding torch; use only inert gases or mixtures of these.
HANDLING AND STOCKING COM-
PRESSED GASES
Inert gas tank valves should be
fully opened during operation and after use or dur-
ing manipulation should be always
closed.
Always avoid contact between the
welding cables and compressed gas tanks and their
storage systems. Do not attempt
to fill the tanks with compressed gas; always use
proper regulators and pressure reductions.
If you need to obtain further information, please see safety regulations pertaining to compressed gases use
according to standards ČSN 07 83 05 a ČSN 07 85 09.
RISKS DUE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
The magnetic field generated by the machine can be dangerous to people fitted with pace-makers, hearing
aids and similar equipment. Such people must consult their doctor before going near a machine in operation.
Do not go near a machine in operation with watches, magnetic data supports and timers etc. These articles
may suffer irreparable damage due to the magnetic field.
ATTENTION, REVOLVING GEARING – SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Wire shift must be handled very carefully, only if the machine is switched off
