23D SYSTEMS, INC.
CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................5
2
SAFETY GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................6
General Guidelines ....................................................................................6
Training and Instructions ..............................................................................6
Machine Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Material Handling ....................................................................................6
Laser .............................................................................................6
Alarms and Warnings .................................................................................6
Safety Symbols and Definitions ..........................................................................7
First Aid Section- What To Do ...........................................................................8
Burns .............................................................................................8
Reporting Laser Radiation Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Electrocution .......................................................................................8
Material Inhalation ...................................................................................8
Powder Ingestion ....................................................................................8
Powder Skin Contact .................................................................................8
Powder Eye Contact .................................................................................8
Safety Interlocks ....................................................................................8
DMP Equipment Safety Features .........................................................................9
Safety Interlocks ....................................................................................9
DMP System Response if an Interlock Fails ...............................................................9
Limited Access and Barrier Shielding ...................................................................10
Other Active Safety Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electrical Safety ......................................................................................10
Personal Protective Equipment .........................................................................11
Hand Tools ..........................................................................................11
Grounding ..........................................................................................11
Vacuum Cleaners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fire and Explosion Prevention ..........................................................................12
Room Ventilation .....................................................................................12
Material Safety .......................................................................................12
Material Ignition Information ..........................................................................12
Finding Material Safety Information .....................................................................13
Material Safety Information ...........................................................................13
Potentially Hazardous Metal Powders ....................................................................14
Reactive Metal Powder Storage .........................................................................14
Material Handling Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safe Material Handling Guidelines .....................................................................15
Argon Safety ........................................................................................16
Oxygen Deprivation Effects and Symptoms ..............................................................16
Risk Relating to Gas Bottles ...........................................................................17
Risk Relating to Liquid Argon Gas Containers ............................................................17
Chemical Risk .......................................................................................17