
1-3 California Proposition 65 Warnings
WARNING:Thisproductcanexposeyoutochemicals
includinglead,whichareknowntothestateofCaliforniato
causecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.
Formoreinformation,gotowww.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
1-4 Principal Safety Standards
Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes,AmericanWelding
SocietystandardANSIStandardZ49.1.Website:www.aws.org.
Safe Practice For Occupational And Educational Eye And Face
Protection,ANSIStandardZ87.1,fromAmericanNational
StandardsInstitute.Website:www.ansi.org.
Safe Practices for the Preparation of Containers and Piping for
Welding and Cutting,AmericanWeldingSocietyStandardAWSF4.1
fromGlobalEngineeringDocuments.Website:www.global.ihs.com.
Safe Practices for Welding and Cutting Containers that have Held
Combustibles,AmericanWeldingSocietyStandardAWSA6.0from
GlobalEngineeringDocuments.Website:www.global.ihs.com.
National Electrical Code,NFPAStandard70fromNationalFire
ProtectionAssociation.Website:www.nfpa.organd
www.sparky.org.
Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Cylinders,CGAPamphletP-
1fromCompressedGasAssociation.Website:www.cganet.com.
Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes,CSAStandard
W117.2fromCanadianStandardsAssociation.Website:
www.csagroup.org.
Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot
Work,NFPAStandard51BfromNationalFireProtection
Association.Website:www.nfpa.org.
OSHA,OccupationalSafetyandHealthStandardsforGeneral
Industry,Title29,CodeofFederalRegulations(CFR),Part1910.177
SubpartN,Part1910SubpartQ,andPart1926,SubpartJ.Website:
www.osha.gov.
SR72020–02
1-5 EMF Information
Electriccurrentflowingthroughanyconductorcauseslocalized
electricandmagneticfields(EMF).Thecurrentfromarcwelding
(andalliedprocessesincludingspotwelding,gouging,plasmaarc
cutting,andinductionheatingoperations)createsanEMFfield
aroundtheweldingcircuit.EMFfieldsmayinterferewithsome
medicalimplants,e.g.Pacemakers.Protectivemeasuresfor
personswearingmedicalimplantshavetobetaken.Forexample,
restrictaccessforpassersbyorconductindividualriskassessment
forwelders.Allweldersshouldusethefollowingproceduresin
ordertominimizeexposuretoEMFfieldsfromtheweldingcircuit:
1. Keepcablesclosetogetherbytwistingortapingthem,orusing
acablecover.
2. Donotplaceyourbodybetweenweldingcables.Arrange
cablestoonesideandawayfromtheoperator.
3. Donotcoilordrapecablesaroundyourbody.
4. Keepheadandtrunkasfarawayfromtheequipmentinthe
weldingcircuitaspossible.
5. Connectworkclamptoworkpieceasclosetotheweldas
possible.
6. Donotworknextto,sitorleanontheweldingpowersource.
7. Donotweldwhilecarryingtheweldingpowersourcewire
feeder.
About Implanted Medical Devices:
ImplantedMedicalDevicewearersshouldconsulttheirdoctorand
thedevicemanufacturerbeforeperformingorgoingneararc
welding,spotwelding,gouging,plasmaarccutting,orinduction
heatingoperations.Ifclearedbyyourdoctor,thenfollowingthe
aboveproceduresisrecommended.
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