Potential Hazards - Gude SG 120 A Traducción Del Manual Original

Caution! Risk of beams and burns
• At the workstation, it is important to make refe-
rence to the risk of eye injury with a sign which
reads "Caution – do not look into the flames!".
• The workstations should be shielded off as much
as possible to protect people who are nearby.
• Unauthorised persons must not be involved with
the welding work.
• In fixed workstations which are nearby, the walls
should not be painted in a light colour and should
not be shiny.
• Windows must be protected against light shing
through or reflecting beams up to at least head
height, e.g. using suitable paint.
Keep the flux cored electrode welding device, the
mains plug and the power cable away from open
flames and hot surfaces.
Do not weld on containers, vessels or pipes which
have contained flammable liquid or gases.
Wood, sawdust, „varnishes", petrol, kerosine, natural
gas, acetylene, propane and similar flammable
materials must be removed from the place of work
and the surrounding area or protected against sparks
flying away.
Caution! Fire hazard due to spraying sparks
If the molten or burning metal or slag particles
land on flammable substances, these may ignite
and cause a fire. Therefore, remove all flammable
objects from your workspace before commencing
welding work. Keep a suitable fire extinguisher
to hand.
In this regard, take the following materials into
consideration in particular:
• Paper
• Rags
• Textiles
• Wood and wood fibres
• Rubber
• Plastic
• Petrol
• Oils
• Tar-like substances
• Paints and solvents
No welding or cutting on vessels and pipes if they
are open, containing materials able to explode due
to heat or moisture or able to cause other dangerous
reactions.
Caution! Explosion hazard and fire hazard
due to welding sparks
Both the welding sparks and the welding point
itself, which is heated to high temperatures, may
cause explosions. Therefore, do not use the device
in a potentially explosive environment where
substances such as flammable liquids, gases and
paint mist are present.
Please note:
• When the flux cored electrode welding device is
in operation, do not place the burner on the flux
cored electrode welding device itself nor on any
other electrical device.
• Before finishing your welding work, do not touch
the contact tip itself nor any other metal objects
which touch the contact tip.
• Disconnect the power supply to the device im-
mediately after completing your welding work.
• It is essential to ensure that no cables become
wrapped around your body.
• It is essential to ensure that you are not within
the welding circuit. The burner and earth must
always be on the same side.
No welding or cutting on closed vessels and pipes.
Never use the welder to defrost frozen pipes.
The respective national guidelines and laws must
be observed when carrying out welding work. This
relates, in particular, to the respective accident pre-
vention provisions.
The flux cored electrode welding device may only be
positioned on an even and flat base.
The footprint of the flux cored electrode welding
device can be inclined up to 10° to the horizontal. In
the most inconvenient position the device must not
fall over. If necessary, it has to be secured properly.
Ensure that the flux cored electrode welding device
cannot fall over in the event you place it on a tilted
surface.
In order to prevent damage to the device, it must only
be transported in an upright position.

Potential hazards

Only have work relating to the power supply, e.g.
cables, plugs, sockets etc., carried out by an expert.
This applies, in particular, to the creation of intermedi-
ate cables.
In the event of an accident, disconnect the welding
power source from the mains immediately.
In the event of electrical contact voltage, turn the
device off immediately and have it inspected by an
expert.
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