Symbols Legend; Safety Summary; Principal Safety Standards - Forney Easy Weld 140 MP Manual De Instrucciones

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Symbols Legend

MEANING
SYMBOL
ARC RAYS HAZARD
POISON HAZARD
MIG (GMAW)
STICK (SMAW)
TIG (GTAW)
POSITIVE DINSE
NEGATIVE DINSE
I ON

Safety Summary

The data within this safety summary are highlights of various safety standards. It is recommended
that you familiarize yourself with the standards listed below before beginning welding.

Principal Safety Standards

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ANSI Z49.1: SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING - Obtainable from the American Welding Society, 550 NW Le
Jeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 Telephone (800) 443-9353, Fax (305) 443-7559 - www.amweld.org or www.aws.
org.
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OSHA 29 CFR, Part 1910, Subpart Q.: WELDING, CUTTING AND BRAZING - Obtainable from your state OSHA
office or U.S. Dept. of Labor OSHA, Office of Public Affairs, Room N3647, 200 Constitution Ave., Washington,
DC 20210 - www.osha.gov
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AWS F4.1: SAFE PRACTICES FOR THE PREPARATION FOR WELDING AND CUTTING OF CONTAINERS AND
PIPING FOR WELDING AND CUTTING. - Obtainable from the American Welding Society, 550 NW Le Jeune
Road, Miami, FL 33126 Telephone (800) 443-9353, Fax (305) 443-7559 - www.amweld.org or www.aws.org.
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AWS A6.0. WELDING AND CUTTING CONTAINERS WHICH HAVE HELD COMBUSTIBLES - Obtainable from the
American Welding Society, 550 NW Le Jeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 Telephone (800) 443-9353, Fax (305) 443-
7559 - www.amweld.org or www.aws.org.
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NFPA 70: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE - Obtainable from the National Fire Protection Association, 1
Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101 Telephone (617) 770-3000 Fax (617) 770-0700 -
www.nfpa.org
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CGA Publication P-1: SAFE HANDLING OF COMPRESSED GASES IN CONTAINERS - Obtainable from
Compressed Gas Association, 14501 George Carter Way, Suite 103, Chantilly, VA 20151 Telephone (703) 788-
2700 Fax (703) 961-1831 - www.cganet.com
CAUTION
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SYMBOL MEANING
FIRE HAZARD
ELECTRICAL HAZARD
INPUT VOLTAGE
TEMPERATURE
VOLTAGE
AMPERAGE
WIRE FEED
O OFF
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SYMBOL MEANING
NOISE HAZARD
WARNING/CAUTION
LINE CONNECTION
SINGLE PHASE ALTERNATING
CURRENT (AC)
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
SUITABLE FOR WELDING IN AN
ENVIRONMENT WITH INCREASED
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
SINGLE PHASE STATIC FREQUENCY
CONVERTER TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER
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