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SECTION 1: SAFETY

AIR N ARC

300 SERIES ALL-IN-ONE POWER SYSTEM

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defects, and other reproductive harm.

1.10

PRINCIPAL SAFETY

STANDARDS

Safety  in  Welding,  Cutting,  and  Allied
Processes,  ANSI  Standard  Z49.1,  from
Global  Engineering  Documents  (phone:  1-
877-413-5184, website:www.global.ihs.com).

Recommended  Safe  Practices  for  the
Preparation  for  Welding  and  Cutting  of
Containers  and  Piping,  American  Welding
Society  Standard  AWSF4.1,  from  Global
Engineering  Documents  (phone:  1-877-413-
5184, web site: www.global.ihs.com).

National Electrical Code, NFPA Standard 70,
from  National  Fire  Protection  Association,
P.O.  Box  9101,  1  Battery  March  Park,
Quincy,  MA  02269-9101  (phone:  617-770-
3000,

web

site:

www.nfpa.org

and

www.sparky.org).

Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in
Cylinders,

CGA

Pamphlet

P-1,

from

Compressed

Gas

Association,

1735

Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1004,
Arlington, VA 22202-4102 (phone: 703-412-
0900, web site: www.cganet.com).

Code for Safety in Welding and Cutting, CSA
StandardW117.2,  from  Canadian  Standards
Association,  Standards  Sales,  178  Rexdale
Boulevard,  Rexdale,  Ontario,  Canada  M9W
1R3  (phone:  800-463-6727  or  in  Toronto
416-747-4044,

web

site:

www.csainternational.org).

Practice  For  Occupational  And  Educational
Eye  And  Face  Protection,  ANSI  Standard
Z87.1,  from  American  National  Standards
Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
10036-8002  (phone:  212-642-4900,  web
site: www.ansi.org).

Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding,
Cutting, and Other Hot Work, NFPA Standard
51B, from National Fire Protection

Association, P.O. Box 9101, 1 Battery March
Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101 (phone: 617-
770-3000, web site: www.nfpa.org.

OSHA,  Occupational  Safety  and  Health
Standards  for  General  Industry,  Title  29,
Code  of  Federal  Regulations  (CFR),  Part
1910, Subpart Q,  and Part  1926,  Subpart  J,
from  U.S.  Government  Printing  Office,
Superintendent  of  Documents,  P.O.  Box
371954,  Pittsburgh,  PA  15250  (there  are  10
Regional  Offices;  phone  for  Region  5,
Chicago,

312-353-2220,

web

site:

www.osha.gov).

1.11

EMF INFORMATION

Considerations  About  Welding  And  The
Effects  Of  Low  Frequency  Electric  And
Magnetic  Fields  Welding  current,  as  it  flows
through

welding

cables,

will

cause

electromagnetic fields.

There  has  been  and  still  is  some  concern
about  such  fields.  However,  after  examining
more  than  500  studies  spanning  seventeen
years  of  research,  a  special  blue  ribbon
committee of the National Research Council
concluded that: “The body of evidence, in the
committee’s judgment, has not demonstrated
that  exposure  to  power-frequency  electric
and  magnetic  fields  is  a  human-health
hazard.” However, studies are still going forth
and  evidence  continues  to  be  examined.
Until the final conclusions of the research are
reached,  you  may  wish  to  minimize  your
exposure  to  electromagnetic  fields  when
welding or cutting.

To reduce magnetic fields in the workplace,
use the following procedures:

1. Keep cables close together by

twisting or taping them.

2. Arrange cables to one side and

away from the operator.

DO NOT

coil or drape cables

around your body.

4. Keep welding power source and

cables as far away from operator
as possible.

5. Connect work clamp to workpiece

as close to the weld as possible.