
10/4/2010 (9:18 AM)
2034 - 1 - Safety v4.05
SAFETY INFORMATION
DO NOT attempt to operate this equipment until you have read and understand the
potential hazards associated with operating this equipment and are able to follow all
Potential hazardous situations are identified whenever you see the following alert:
safety and operating procedures found in this manual.
! WARNING
1.0 SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
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HAZARDS
This is a summary of primary hazards, read the
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hazards.
This equipment is designed for etching glass with
aluminum oxide abrasive media. NEVER us
sand or abrasive containing silica with this
equipment. Breathing dust from silica
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cause silicosis, a fa
1.1 Electrical
1.1.1 Injury or death caused by electrical shoc
fires caused by electrical shorts can occur if
electrical outlets are not properly grounded and do
not have the proper circuit breaker protection of 15
amps. Make sure the electrical outlet is ground
and is connected to a properly working 15 amp
circuit breaker. DO NOT
connect this equipment.
1.1.2 Always unplug power when
maintenance or re
1.2 Lighting
1.2.1 The Lighting fixtures inside the cabinet will
get very HOT, especially the glass lens. Touching
these fixtures while or shortly after, the machi
been running may cause severe burns. When s th
replacing bulbs do not exceed 100 watt bulbs.
1.2.2 The Lighting fixtures inside the cabinet hav
seals to help keep dust out but are not explosion
proof. Do not blast materials that may produce
stible dusts. Never use flammable solven
inside the cabinet.
1.3 Dusts
1.3.1 Prolonged breathing of dusts produced by
blasting media and materials removed by blasting
may result in serious respiratory injury or death.
Health risks may vary with type of abrasive media
and materials that are removed by blasting. NEVE
use this equipment to blast materials that may
produce toxic dusts such as lead. ALWAYS wear
NIOSH approved respirators for ANY activity
where you may be in contact with airborne dusts.
1.3.2 Abrasive media and dusts may cause irritati
to the skin. Wea
as the ones provided with the cabinet when blasting
and whenever the abrasive may come in contact
with your skin.
1.3.3 Abra
to your eyes. Protective eye goggles should be worn
whenever handling the abrasive or cleaning the
cabinet.
1.3.4 ALWAYS shut off main air supply "lever C"
at the end of each day. If the valve is left on and the
air compressor supply shuts off at night the pot will
depressurize and automatically open. When the
compressor comes back on the next day
rough the pot and abrasive and dust will blow out
through the arm holes of the cabinet creating a
hazardous condition of dust in the air.
1.4 Abrasive Blasting Medias – NEVER use
silica sand or abrasive containing silica with this
equipment. Breathing dust from silica sand may
cause silicosis, a fatal lung d