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SECTION 1: SAFETY
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machine, using shielded cables, using line
filters, or shielding the work area.
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CALIFORNIA
PROPOSITION 65
WARNINGS
Welding or cutting equipment produces
fumes or gases which contain chemicals
known to the State of California to cause
birth defects and, in some cases, cancer.
(California Health & Safety Code Section
25249.5 et seq.)
Battery posts, terminals and related
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds, chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth defects
or other reproductive harm. Wash hands
after handling.
For Gasoline Engines: Engine exhaust
contains chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects, or
other reproductive harm.
For Diesel Engines: Diesel engine exhaust
and some of its constituents are known to
the State of California to cause cancer, birth
defects, and other reproductive harm.
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PRINCIPAL SAFETY
STANDARDS
Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied
Processes, ANSI Standard Z49.1, from
Global Engineering Documents (phone: 1-
877-413-5184,
website:www.global.ihs.com).
Recommended Safe Practices for the
Preparation for Welding and Cutting of
Containers and Piping, American Welding
Society Standard AWSF4.1, from Global
Engineering Documents (phone: 1-877-413-
5184, website: www.global.ihs.com).
National Electrical Code, NFPA Standard 70,
from National Fire Protection Association,
P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery March Park,
Quincy, MA 02269-9101 (phone: 617-770-
3000, website: www.nfpa.org and
www.sparky.org).
Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in
Cylinders, CGA Pamphlet P-1, from
Compressed Gas Association, 1735
Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1004,
Arlington, VA 22202-4102 (phone: 703-412-
0900, website: www.cganet.com).
Code for Safety in Welding and Cutting, CSA
StandardW117.2, from Canadian Standards
Association, Standards Sales, 178 Rexdale
Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada M9W
1R3 (phone: 800-463-6727 or in Toronto
416-747-4044, website:
www.csainternational.org).
Practice For Occupational And Educational
Eye And Face Protection, ANSI Standard
Z87.1, from American National Standards
Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
10036-8002 (phone: 212-642-4900, website:
www.ansi.org).
Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding,
Cutting, and Other Hot Work, NFPA
Standard 51B, from National Fire Protection
Association, P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery March
Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101 (phone: 617-
770-3000, website: www.nfpa.org.
OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health
Standards for General Industry, Title 29,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part
1910, Subpart Q, and Part 1926, Subpart J,
from U.S. Government Printing Office,
Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box
371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250 (there are 10
Regional Offices; phone for Region 5,
Chicago, is 312-353-2220, website:
www.osha.gov).
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EMF INFORMATION
Considerations about welding and the effects
of low frequency electric and magnetic fields
welding current, as it flows through welding
cables, will cause electromagnetic fields.
There has been and still is some concern
about such fields. However, after examining
more than 500 studies spanning seventeen
years of research, a special blue ribbon
committee of the National Research Council
concluded that: “The body of evidence, in the
committee’s judgment, has not
