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provided with the required protection; if
necessary install safety walls.
10. Ensure adequate ventilation for welding,
particularly in small rooms since the process
causes smoke and harmful gases.
11. Do not carry out any welding work on tanks that
have been used to store gases, fuels, mineral oil
or the like, even if they have been empty for a
lengthy period of time, since any residue will
result in a danger of explosion.
12. Special regulations apply in areas where there is
a potential risk of fire and/or explosion.
13. Welds that are exposed to large stresses and
must comply with safety requirements may only
be completed by specially trained and approved
welders. Examples of such welds include
pressure vessels, rails, trailer hitches, etc.
14. Note: It must be noted that the protective
conductor in electrical systems of appliances
may be destroyed by the welding current in the
event of negligence, for example if the earth
terminal is placed on the welding set casing to
which the protective conductor of the electrical
system is connected. The welding work is
completed on a machine with a protective
conductor connection. It is therefore possible to
weld on the machine without having connected
the earth terminal to it. In this case the welding
current will flow from the earth terminal through
the protective conductor to the machine. The
high welding current may cause the protective
conductor to melt.
15. The fuses on the supply cables to the mains
sockets must comply with the relevant
regulations (VDE 0100). To comply with these
regulations, only fuses or circuit breakers
suitable for the cross-section of the cables may
be used (for earthing contact sockets max. 16 A
fuses or 16 A circuit breakers). The use of too
high a fuse may result in the cable burning and
fire damage to the building.
16. Important. The welder is allowed to be used only
with miniature circuit-breakers with tripping
characteristic C or K.
Constricted and wet areas
When working in constricted, wet or hot areas, use
insulating supports and intermediate layers as well
as slip-on gloves made of leather or other non-
conductive materials to insulate your body against
the floor, walls, conductive parts of the machine and
the like.
If you use small welding transformers for welding in
places with an increase electrical risk, for example in
constricted areas with conductive walls, (tanks,
pipes, etc.), in wet areas (which make work clothes
wet) and in hot areas (perspiration on work clothes),
the output voltage of the welding set when idling
must not exceed 48 V (effective value). Therefore,
the appliance may not be used for these purposes
because its output voltage is higher than this.
Safety clothing
1. While working, the welder must protect his entire
body from radiation and burns by wearing
suitable clothing and a face guard.
2. Slip-on gloves made of a suitable material
(leather) must be worn on both hands. They
must be in perfect condition.
3. Suitable aprons must be worn to protect clothing
from sparks and burns. A safety suit and, if
necessary, head protection must be worn if
required by the type of work in question, e.g.
overhead welding.
4. The protective clothing used as well as all
accessories must be in compliance with the
"Personal safety equipment" EU Directive.
Protection from radiation and burns
1. Provide information about the risk to eyes at the
working site in the form of a poster with the
wording "Caution – do not look at the flames".
Workplaces are to be screened off wherever
possible so that personnel in the vicinity are
protected. Unauthorized persons are to be kept
away from the welding work.
2. The walls in the immediate vicinity of stationary
workplaces should not have a light color or a
sheen. Windows up to head height are to be
protected against radiation passing through them
or reflecting off them, for example by coating
them with a suitable paint.
Do not store or use the equipment in wet
conditions or in the rain. Use the
equipment only indoors.
Safety components:
a) Danger from electric shock: An electric shock
from a welding electrode can be fatal. Never
perform any welding in rain or snow. Wear dry
insulating gloves. Do not touch the electrode with
your bare hands. Do not wear wet or damaged
gloves. Protect yourself from an electric shock by
insulating yourself from the workpiece. Do not
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