11
Protection for
yourself and
other persons
When welding, you are exposed to many different hazards such as:
- arc radiation which could damage your eyes and skin
- harmful electromagnetic elds which may put the lives of cardiac pace- maker
users at risk
- electrical hazards from mains and welding current
- increased exposure to noise
- noxious welding fumes and gases.
Anybody working on the workpiece during welding must wear suitable pro- tective cloth-
ing with the following characteristics:
- ame-retardant
- isolating and dry
- must cover whole body, be undamaged and in good condition
- protective helmet
- trousers with no turn-ups
“Protective clothing” also includes:
- protecting your eyes and face from UV rays, heat and ying sparks with an
appropriate safety shield containing appropriate regulation lter glass
- wearing a pair of appropriate regulation goggles (with sideguards) behind the
safety shield
- wearing stout footwear that will also insulate even in wet conditions
- protecting your hands by wearing appropriate gloves
(electrically insula- ting, heat-proof)
- To lessen your exposure to noise and to protect your hearing against injury,
wear ear-protectors!
Keep other people - especially children - well away from the equipment and the welding
operation while this is in progress. If there are still any other persons nearby during
welding, you must
- draw their attention to all the dangers (risk of being dazzled by the arc or injured by
ying sparks, harmful welding fumes, high noise immission levels, possible hazards
from mains or welding current ...)
- provide them with suitable protective equipment and/or
- erect suitable protective partitions or curtains.
Information on
noise emission
values
The device generates a maximum sound power level of <80 dB(A) (ref. 1pW) when idling
and in the cooling phase following operation at the maximum permissible operating point
under maximum rated load conditions according to EN 11201.
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