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SAFETY
PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS !
These welding pistols whilst unconnected are inert but once connected as part of a complete welding installation may
present potential risks and dangers. Please read and understand these safety notices.
1. ELECTRICAL
No portion of the outer cover of the welding controller should be removed by anyone other than suitably qualified
personnel and never whilst mains power is connected.
ALWAYS !
disconnect the mains plug from the socket.
DO NOT !
use any fluids to clean electrical components as these may penetrate into the electrical system.
Installation must be according to the setting up procedure detailed in the appropriate operating/installation guides for
the equipment being used and must be in line with national, regional and local safety codes.
2. FIRE
During welding particles of very hot metal are expelled. Ensure that no combustible materials can be ignited by these.
3. PERSONNEL SAFETY
Arc rays can burn your eyes and skin and noise can damage your hearing. Operators and personnel working in close
proximity must wear suitable eye, ear and body protection.
Fumes and gases can seriously harm your health. Use the equipment only in a suitably ventilated area. If ventilation is
inadequate, then appropriate fume extraction equipment must be used.
Hot metal spatter can cause fire and burns. Appropriate clothing must be worn. Clothing made from, or soiled with,
combustible materials must NOT be worn. Have a fire extinguisher nearby and know how to use it.
Magnetic fields from high currents can affect heart pacemakers or other electronically controlled medical devices. It is
imperative that all personnel likely to come into the vicinity of any welding plant are warned of the possible DANGER before
entering the area.
To minimise the risks of exposure to electromagnetic radiation, operators should not drape the welding cables over
their shoulders or wrap them around themselves in any way whilst using the equipment. It is also recommended that
operators route the welding earth return cables away from themselves and do not stand between the two earth return cables
during welding
4. MAINTENANCE
All cables must be inspected regularly to ensure that no danger exists from worn or damaged insulation or from
unsound electrical connections. Special note should be made of the cables close to the pistol, where maximum wear occurs.
As well as producing inconsistent welds, worn cables can overheat or spark, giving rise to the risk of fire.
5. TRAINING
Use of the equipment must be limited to authorised personnel only who must be suitably trained and must have read
and understood this and any other applicable documentation. This guide must be made available to all operators at all times
and further hard copies of this guide may be purchased from the manufacturer or downloaded from our website. Measures
must be taken to prevent the use of this equipment by unauthorised personnel. Please note that Taylor Studwelding Systems
Ltd also offer, at an additional cost, personnel training packages, should a certificate of competency be required for operating/
maintenance personnel.
6. INSTALLATION
Ensure that the site chosen for the equipment is able to support the weight of the equipment and that it will not fall or
cause a danger in the course of its normal operation. Do not hang connecting cables over sharp edges and do not install
connecting cables near heat sources or via traffic routes where people may trip over them or they may be damaged by the
passage of vehicles (forklifts etc.).
7. INTERFERENCE
During welding operations, intense magnetic and electrical fields are unavoidably produced which may interfere with other
sensitive Electronic equipment.
All Taylor Studwelding equipment is designed, manufactured and tested to conform to the current appropriate European
standards and directives regarding electromagnetic emissions and immunity and as such is safe to use in any normal
environment
8. DISPOSAL
The equipment either wholly or any of its component parts may be disposed of as part of general industrial waste or
passed to a scrap merchant. Non of the components used in the manufacture are toxic, carcinogenic or harmful to health.
Please note that, in line with the WEEE directive, Taylor Studwelding Systems Ltd offers a return for disposal policy.
