ESAB CIGWELD CutSkill 60 - General Information; Notes, Cautions and Warnings; Important Safety Precautions

CutSkill 60
OPERATING MANUAL
0-5574 1-1 GENERAL INFORMATION
SECTION 1:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.01 Notes, Cautions and Warnings
Throughout this manual, notes, cautions, and warn-
ings are used to highlight important information. These
highlights are categorized as follows:
NOTE
An operation, procedure, or background infor-
mation which requires additional emphasis or is
helpful in ecient operation of the system.
!
CAUTION
A procedure which, if not properly followed,
may cause damage to the equipment.
!
WARNING
A procedure which, if not properly followed,
may cause injury to the operator or others in the
operating area.
WARNING
Gives information regarding possible electrical
shock injury. Warnings will be enclosed in a box
such as this.
1.02 Important Safety Precautions
!
WARNING
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PLASMA ARC
EQUIPMENT CAN BE DANGEROUS AND HAZARD-
OUS TO YOUR HEALTH.
Plasma arc cutting produces intense electric and
magnetic emissions that may interfere with the
proper function of cardiac pacemakers, hearing
aids, or other electronic health equipment.
Persons who work near plasma arc cutting
applications should consult their medical health
professional and the manufacturer of the health
equipment to determine whether a hazard
exists.
To prevent possible injury, read, understand
and follow all warnings, safety precautions and
instructions before using the equipment.
WARNING
Gases and fumes produced during the plasma
cutting process can be dangerous and hazardous
to your health.
•Keepallfumesandgasesfromthebreathingarea.
Keepyourheadoutoftheweldingfumeplume.
•Useanair-suppliedrespiratorifventilationisnot
adequate to remove all fumes and gases.
•Thekindsoffumesandgasesfromtheplasmaarc
depend on the kind of metal being used, coatings
on the metal, and the different processes. You
must be very careful when cutting or welding any
metals which may contain one or more of the fol-
lowing:
Antimony Chromium Mercury
Arsenic Cobalt Nickel
Barium Copper Selenium
Beryllium Lead Silver
Cadmium Manganese Vanadium
•AlwaysreadtheMaterialSafetyDataSheets
(MSDS) that should be supplied with the material
you are using. These MSDSs will give you the in-
formation regarding the kind and amount of fumes
and gases that may be dangerous to your health.
•Forinformationonhowtotestforfumesand
gases in your workplace, refer to item 1 in Subsec-
tion 1.03, Publications in this manual.
•Usespecialequipment,suchaswaterordown
draft cutting tables, to capture fumes and gases.
•Donotusetheplasmatorchinanareawhere
combustible or explosive gases or materials are
located.
•Phosgene,atoxicgas,isgeneratedfromthe
vapors of chlorinated solvents and cleansers.
Remove all sources of these vapors.
WARNING
Electric Shock can injure or kill. The plasma arc
process uses and produces high voltage electrical
energy. This electric energy can cause severe
or fatal shock to the operator or others in the
workplace.
•Nevertouchanypartsthatareelectrically“live”or
“hot.”
•Weardryglovesandclothing.Insulateyourself
from the work piece or other parts of the welding
circuit.
•Repairorreplaceallwornordamagedparts.
•Extracaremustbetakenwhentheworkplaceis
moist or damp.
•InstallandmaintainequipmentaccordingtoNEC
code, refer to item 9 in Subsection 1.03, Publica-
tions.
•Disconnectpowersourcebeforeperformingany
service or repairs.
•ReadandfollowalltheinstructionsintheOperat-
ing Manual.