Schumacher 120V - Manual (Page 6)

NOISE HAZARDS
WARNING
PLASMA ARC CUTTING NOISE CAN DAMAGE HEARING! To reduce the risk of
hearing loss from plasma arc cutting noise, read, understand and follow the following
safety instructions. In addition, make certain that anyone else that uses this cutting
equipment, or is a bystander in the cutting area, understands and follows these safety
instructions as well.
• Wear hearing protection that meets or exceeds OSHA requirements when cutting.
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, Miami, FL 33126 Telephone (800) 443-9353, Fax (305)
443-7559 - www.amweld.org or www.aws.org
• ANSI Standard Z87.1 — SAFE PRACTICE 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
• OSHA Standard 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. NW Washhington, DC 20210 - www.osha.gov
• CSA Standard W117.2 — 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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