Safety Precautions - ESAB Powercut 650 Manuel D'instructions

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Arc welding and cutting can be injurious to yourself and others. Take precausions when welding. Arc welding and cutting can be injurious to yourself and others. Take precausions when welding.
Ask for your employer's safety practices which should be based on manufacturers' hazard data. Ask for your employer's safety practices which should be based on manufacturers' hazard data.
ELECTRIC SHOCK - Can kill ELECTRIC SHOCK - Can kill
Install and earth the welding unit in accordance with applicable standards. Install and earth the welding unit in accordance with applicable standards.
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Do not touch live electrical parts or electrodes with bare skin, wet gloves or wet clothing. Do not touch live electrical parts or electrodes with bare skin, wet gloves or wet clothing.
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Insulate yourself from earth and the workpiece. Insulate yourself from earth and the workpiece.
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Ensure your working stance is safe. Ensure your working stance is safe.
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FUMES AND GASES - Can be dangerous to health FUMES AND GASES - Can be dangerous to health
Keep your head out of the fumes. Keep your head out of the fumes.
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Use ventilation, extraction at the arc, or both, to take fumes and gases away from your breathing zone Use ventilation, extraction at the arc, or both, to take fumes and gases away from your breathing zone
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and the general area. and the general area.
ARC RAYS - Can injure eyes and burn skin. ARC RAYS - Can injure eyes and burn skin.
Protect your eyes and body. Use the correct welding screen and filter lens and wear protective Protect your eyes and body. Use the correct welding screen and filter lens and wear protective
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clothing. clothing.
Protect bystanders with suitable screens or curtains. Protect bystanders with suitable screens or curtains.
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FIRE HAZARD FIRE HAZARD
Sparks (spatter) can cause fire. Make sure therefore that there are no inflammable materials nearby. Sparks (spatter) can cause fire. Make sure therefore that there are no inflammable materials nearby.
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NOISE - Excessive noise can damage hearing NOISE - Excessive noise can damage hearing
Protect your ears. Use earmuffs or other hearing protection. Protect your ears. Use earmuffs or other hearing protection.
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Warn bystanders of the risk. Warn bystanders of the risk.
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MALFUNCTION - Call for expert assistance in the event of malfunction. MALFUNCTION - Call for expert assistance in the event of malfunction.
Read and understand the instruction manual before installing or operating. Read and understand the instruction manual before installing or operating.
WARNING! WARNING!
Read and understand the instruction manual before installing Read and understand the instruction manual before installing
or operating. or operating.
CAUTION! CAUTION!
Class A (400V CE) equipment is not intended for use in resi-
Class A equipment is not intended for use in residential locations where Class A equipment is not intended for use in residential locations where
dential locations where the electrical power is provided by the
the electrical power is provided by the public low- -voltage supply the electrical power is provided by the public low- -voltage supply
public low-voltage supply system. there may be potential dif-
system. There may be potential difficulties in ensuring electromagnic system. There may be potential difficulties in ensuring electromagnic
ficulties in ensuring electromagnetic compatibility of Class A
compatibility of class A equipment in those locations, due to conducted compatibility of class A equipment in those locations, due to conducted
equipment in those locations due to conducted as well as radi-
as well as radiated disturbances. as well as radiated disturbances.
ated disturbances.
Do not dispose of electrical equipment together with normal waste! Do not dispose of electrical equipment together with normal waste!
WARNING WARNING
PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS! PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS!
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