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welding shields and/or helmets in place.
Do not wear a cracked or broken
helmet and replace any cracked or bro-
Do not allow the uninsulated portion
of the wire feed gun to touch the ground
clamp or grounded work to prevent an
Provide bystanders with shields or hel-
Wear protective clothing. The intense light
of the welding arc can burn the skin in
much the same way as the sun, even
through light-weight clothing. Wear dark
clothing of heavy material. The shirt worn
should be long sleeved and the collar kept
buttoned to protect chest and neck.
Protect against REFLECTED ARC RAYS. Arc
such as a glossy painted surface, alu-
minum, stainless steel, and glass. It is
possible for your eyes to be injured by
protective helmet or shield. If welding
with
tive background exists in your welding
area, either remove it or cover it with
cause skin burn in addition to eye injury.
FIRE HAZARDS
WARNING
FIRE OR EXPLOSION CAN CAUSE DEATH,
INJURY, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE! To
reduce the risk of death, injury, or property
stand, and follow the following safety
instructions. In addition, make certain that
anyone else that uses this welding equip-
ment, or is a bystander in the welding area,
understands and follows these safety
instructions as well. REMEMBER! Arc welding
by nature produces sparks, hot spatter,
molten metal drops, hot slag, and hot metal
damage eyes.
Do not wear gloves or other clothing that
contains oil,
substances.
tions.
Do not weld in an area until it is checked
mable materials. BE AWARE that sparks
through small cracks and openings. If
work and combustibles cannot be sepa-
rated by a minimum of 35 feet, protect
Do not weld on walls until checking for
and removing combustibles touching the
other side of the walls.
Do not weld, cut, or perform other such
work on used barrels, drums, tanks, or
other containers that had contained a
stance and vapors, to make a used con-
tainer safe for welding or cutting, are
quite complex and require special edu-
cation and training.
Do not strike an arc on a compressed
gas or air cylinder or other pressure ves-
sel. Doing so will create a brittle area
that can result in a violent rupture imme-
diately or at a later time as a result of
rough handling.
Do not weld or cut in an area where the
(such as
grain dust), gas, or liquid vapors (such as
gasoline).
Do not handle hot metal, such as the
work piece or electrode stubs, with bare
hands.
Wear leather gloves, heavy long sleeve
shoes, helmet, and cap. As necessary,
use additional protective clothing such as
leggings, or apron. Hot sparks or metal
can lodge in rolled up sleeves, trouser
should be kept buttoned and pockets
eliminated from the shirt front.
for immediate use! A portable chemical
mended.
Wear ear plugs when welding overhead to
