RCBS ProMelt Electric Lead Furnace - Manual (Page 2)

SAFETY
Reloading is an enjoyable and rewarding hobby that can be conducted safely. But carelessness or negligence can
make reloading hazardous. This product has been designed from the beginning with the user’s safety in mind.
When reloading, some safety rules must be followed. By observing these rules, the chance of a hazardous
occurrence causing personal injury or property damage is minimized.
GENERAL
● Use all reloading equipment as the manufacturer recommends. Study the instructions carefully and become
thoroughly familiar with the operation of the product. Don’t take short cuts.
● Observe “good housekeeping” in the reloading area. Keep tools and components neat, clean and orderly.
Promptly and completely clean up primer and powder spills.
● Reload only when you can give your undivided attention. Do not reload when fatigued or ill. Develop a reloading
routine to avoid mistakes. Avoid haste — load at a leisurely pace.
● Always wear adequate eye protection.
CASTING
Overexposure to lead can be harmful. Lead contributes to health impairment and diseases which occur after
periods of lead exposure over long periods of time.
● Bullet casting should not be conducted in a confined space or in an enclosed room. Ensure that well-ventilated
areas are used to avoid build-up and breathing of lead dust, fumes and fluxing fumes. Good ventilation includes
continuous cross-ventilation by large amounts of fresh air.
● Face dust masks should be worn during bullet casting activities.
● When casting or otherwise working with molten lead, always wear effective eye protection, appropriate
protective clothing, leather or thick cotton work gloves, and shoes that cover your feet and ankles completely.
Protective clothing could include coveralls or one-piece jumpsuits. However, the clothing should not be used
for any other activities. It should be laundered separately from other clothing. These precautions will minimize
the likelihood of any lead dust being scattered around in other living areas.
● Maintain good housekeeping practices to ensure that surfaces are as free as practical of the accumulation of
lead dust. Vacuuming is the preferred method. Compressed air should not be used.
● Hands, face and hair should be washed after working around lead dust, fumes or fluxing fumes, and prior to
eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics. The likelihood of lead ingestion increases if you don’t.
● At all times, keep small children well away from the casting area.
● Do not smoke, eat or handle food when handling lead.
● Always make certain bullet mould, lead dipper and bullet metal are totally free of moisture.
● All electrical melting pots should be grounded to reduce risk of electrical shock.
● Melting pots in use should never be left unattended.
REDUCING EXPOSURE: Lead contamination in the air, in dust, and on your skin
is invisible. Keep children and pregnant women away during use and until cleanup
is complete. Risk can be reduced-but not eliminated-with strong ventilation; washing
hands immediately after use of these products before eating or smoking; and careful
cleaning of surfaces and floors with disposable wipes, after lead dust has had a
chance to settle. Use a lead-specific cleaner with EDTA, or a high-phosphate deter-
gent (like most detergents sold for electric dishwashers), and bag wipes for disposal.
WARNING: Melting lead and casting lead
objects will expose you and others in the
area to lead, which is known to cause birth
defects, other reproductive harm and cancer.
USE STRONG
VENTILATION