5.ANSI Standard Z41.1, STANDARD FOR MEN’S
6.ANSI Standard Z49.2, FIRE PREVENTION IN THE USE OF CUTTING AND WELDING PROC- ESSES obtainable from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.
7.AWS Standard A6.0, WELDING AND CUTTING CONTAINERS WHICH HAVE HELD COMBUS- TIBLES obtainable from the American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd, Miami, FL 33126.
8.NFPA Standard 51,
TEMS FOR WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES obtainable from the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
9.NFPA Standard 70, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE obtainable from the National Fire Protec- tion Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
10.NFPA Standard 51B, CUTTING AND WELDING PROCESSES obtainable from the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
11.CGA Pamphlet
12.CSA Standard W117.2, CODE FOR SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING obtainable from the Canadian Standards Association, Standards Sales, 178 Rexdale Boulevard, Rexdale, On- tario, Canada M9W 1R3.
13.NWSA booklet, WELDING SAFETY BIBLIOG- RAPHY obtainable from the National Welding Supply Association, 1900 Arch Street, Philadel- phia, PA 19103.
14.American Welding Society Standard AWSF4.1,
RECOMMENDED SAFE PRACTICES FOR THE PREPARATION FOR WELDING AND CUTTING OF CONTAINERS AND PIPING THAT HAVE HELD HAZARDOUS SUB- STANCES, obtainable from the American Weld- ing Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd, Miami, FL 33126.
15.ANSI Standard Z88.2, PRACTICE FOR RESPI- RATORY PROTECTION, obtainable from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.
SECTION 2 – SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND SIGNAL WORDS
2-1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SAFETY
A. General
Information presented in this manual and on various la- bels, tags, and plates on the unit pertains to equipment design, installation, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting which should be read, understood, and followed for the safe and effective use of this equipment.
The nameplate of this unit uses international symbols for labeling the front panel controls. The symbols also appear at the appropriate section in the text.
B. Safety
The installation, operation, maintenance, and trouble- shooting of arc welding equipment requires practices and procedures which ensure personal safety and the safety of others. Therefore, this equipment is to be in- stalled, operated, and maintained only by qualified per- sons in accordance with this manual and all applicable codes such as, but not limited to, those listed at the end of Section 1 – Safety Rules For Operation Of Arc Weld- ing Power Source.
2-2. SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL AND SIGNAL WORDS
The following safety alert symbol and signal words are used throughout this manual to call attention to and identify different levels of hazard and special instruc- tions.
This safety alert symbol is used with the signal words WARNING and CAUTION to call atten- tion to the safety statements.
WARNING statements identify procedures or practices which must be followed to avoid seri- ous personal injury or loss of life.
CAUTION statements identify procedures or practices which must be followed to avoid minor personal injury or damage to this equipment.
IMPORTANT statements identify special instructions necessary for the most efficient operation of this equip- ment.