temperatures above 130°F
will require
water spray cooling.
•
Do not expose cylinders
to electricity
of
any kind.
Do not use a cylinder
or its contents
for
anything
other than its intended
use. Do
not use as a support
or roller.
•
Do not locate cylinders
in passageways
or work area where they may
be struck.
•
Do not use a wrench
or hammer to open
a cylinder
valve that cannot be opened
b3i-hand. Notify your supplier.
•
D_ not modify or exchange
gas
cylinder fittings.
•
Do not deface or alter name, number or
other markings
on a cylinder.
Do not rely
on cylinder
color to identify
the contents.
•
Do not connect
a regulator
to a cylinder
containing
gas other than that for which
the regulator
was designed.
Do not attempt
to make regulator
repairs.
Send faulty regulators
to manufacturer's
designated
repair center for repair.
•
Do not attempt
to lubricate
a regulator.
Always change cylinders
carefully
to
prevent leaks and damage
to their walls,
valves,
or safety devices.
Always secure cylinders with a steel chain
so that they cannot be knocked over.
•
Always protect a cylinder,
especially
the
valve, from bumps, falls, falling objects
and weather.
Remember
that gasses in
the cylinders
are under pressure
and
damage
to a regulator
can cause the
regulator
or portion of the regulator
to be
explosively
ejected
from the cylinder.
Always
make certain the cylinder
cap is
securely
in place on the cylinder,
whenever
the cylinder
is moved.
Always close the cylinder
valve and
immediately
remove
a faulty regulator
from service,
for repair, if any of the
following
conditions
exist.
•
Gas leaks externally.
Delivery
pressure
continues
to rise with
down stream valve closed.
•
The gauge pointer does not move off the
stop pin when pressurized
or fails to
return to the stop pin after pressure
is
released.
ADDITIONAL
SAFETY
INFORMATION
For additional information concerning
welding safety, refer to the following
standards and comply with them as
applicable.
•
ANSI Standard
Z49.1 - SAFETY
IN
WELDING
AND CUTTING
- obtainable
from the American
Welding
Society, 550
NW Le Jeune Road, Miamil FL 33126
Telephone
(800) 443-9353,
Fax (30_) 443-7559
- www.amweld.org
or www.,_ws:org
•
ANSI Standard
Z87.1 - SAFE PRAC-
TICE FOR OCCUPATION
AND
EDUCATIONAL
EYE AND FACE
PROTECTION
- obtainable
from the
American
National Standards
Institute,
11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036
Telephone
(212) 642-4900,
Fax (212) 398-0023
- www.ansi.org
•
NFPA Standard 51B - CUTTING
AND
WELDING
PROCESS
- 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
•
OSHAStandard
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
•
CSA Standard Wl17.2
- Code for
SAFETY
IN WELDING
AND CUTTING.
-
obtainable
from Canadian
Standards
Association,
178 Rexdale
Blvd.,
Etobicoke,
Ontario M9W 1R3 -
www.csa.ca
American
Welding
Society Standard
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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