FILARC flux - Esab

FILARC flux- andmetal- coredwelding wiresHealth and safety, continuedContents page 4centration of very specific constituentsknown to be hazardous (TLV: ThresholdLimit Value).Fabricators are obliged by law to haveknowledge of the standards and legislationsvalid for their country, to provide adequateventilation and/or exhaustion to keep thelevel of contamination within the specifiedsafety limits, and to instruct and oblige theirpersonnel to apply the means provided.Previous pageNext pageWARNINGProtect yourself and others. Read and understand thislabel. Take precautions when welding. Follow your employer'ssafety practices which should be based on manufacturer'shazard data available to him. FUMES AND GASEScan be dangerous to your health. ARC RAYS can injureeyes and burn skin. ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill.– Read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and your employer'ssafety practices.– Keep your head out of the fumes.– Use enough ventilation, exhaust at the arc, or both, to keep fumes and gasesaway from your breathing zone and the general area.– Wear correct eye, ear and body protection.– Do not touch live electrical parts.– See American National Standard Z49.1, Safety in Welding and Cutting, publishedby the American Welding Society, 550 North Le Jeune Road, Miami,Florida, 33135; OSHA Safety and Health Standards, 29 CFR 1910, availablefrom the U.S. Govern Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402.– See U.K. Welding Manufacturer's Assoc'n leaflets pub. No. 236 and 237.DO NOT REMOVE THIS LABELWarning labelAll FILARC cored wire packagingscarry a label as illustratedleft, warning weldersabout fumes and gases, toavoid arc rays and toobserve safety precautions.We advise fabricators toensure that the label is readand understood by theirwelders.In the near future, this labelwill be replaced by a warningtext according to newEuropean standards.124