Schumacher 120V manual Fire Hazards, Fume Hazards

FIRE HAZARDS

WARNING

FIRE OR EXPLOSION CAN CAUSE DEATH, INJURY, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE! To reduce risk of death, injury, or property damage from fire or explosion, read, understand, and follow the following safety instructions. In addition, make certain that anyone else that uses this cutting equipment, or is a bystander in the cutting area, understands and follows these safety instructions as well. REMEMBER! Plasma arc cutting by nature produces sparks, hot spatter, molten metal drops, hot slag, and hot metal parts that can start fires, burn skin, and damage eyes.

•Do not wear gloves or other clothing that contain oil, grease, or other flammable substances.

•Do not wear flammable hair preparations.

•Do not cut in an area until it is checked and cleared of combustible and/or flammable materials. BE AWARE that sparks and slag can fly 35 feet and can pass through small cracks and openings. If work and combustibles cannot be separated by a minimum of 35 feet, protect against ignition with suitable, snug-fitting, fire resistant, covers or shields.

•Do not cut 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 flammable or toxic substance. The techniques for removing flammable substances and vapors, to make a used container safe for welding or cutting, are quite complex and require special education and training.

•Do not strike an arc on a compressed gas or air cylinder or other pressure vessel. Doing so will create a brittle area that can result in a violent rupture immediately or at a later time as a result of rough handling.

•Do not weld or cut in an area where the air may contain flammable dust (such as grain dust), gas, or liquid vapors (such as gasoline).

•Do not handle hot metal, such as the workpiece or electrode stubs, with bare hands.

•Wear leather gloves, heavy long sleeve shirt, cuffless trousers, high-topped shoes, helmet, and cap. As necessary, use additional protective clothing such as leather jacket or sleeves, fire resistant leggings, or apron. Hot sparks or metal can lodge in rolled up sleeves, trouser cuffs, or pockets. Sleeves and collars should be kept buttoned and pockets eliminated from the shirtfront.

•Have fire-extinguishing equipment handy for immediate use! A portable chemical fire extinguisher, type ABC, is recommended.

•Wear earplugs when cutting overhead to prevent spatter or slag from falling into ear.

•Make sure cutting area has a good, solid, safe floor, preferably concrete or masonry, not tiled, carpeted, or made of any other flammable material.

•Protect flammable walls, ceilings, and floors with heat resistant covers or shields.

•Check cutting area to make sure it is free of sparks, glowing metal or slag, and flames before leaving the cutting area.

FUME HAZARDS

WARNING

FUMES, GASSES, AND VAPORS CAN CAUSE DISCOMFORT, ILLNESS, AND DEATH! To reduce risk of discomfort, illness, or death, read, understand, and follow the following safety instructions. In addition, make certain that anyone else that uses this cutting equipment or is a bystander in the cutting area, understands and follows these safety instructions as well.

•Do not cut in an area until it is checked for adequate ventilation as described

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