GeneralSafetyPrecautions
•Duringcleaningandflushing,solventscanbeforcefullyexpelledfromfluidandairpassages.Somesolventscancauseeyeinjury.
•Besureallothersintheareaarewearingimpactresistanteyeandfaceprotection.
•Evensmallprojectilescaninjureeyesandcauseblindness.
•Airunder
pressurecancausesevereinjury.Alwaysshutoffairsupply,drainhoseofairpressureanddisconnecttoolfromairsupply
whennotinuse,beforechangingaccessoriesorwhenmakingrepairs.Neverdirectairatyourselforanyoneelse.Whippinghosescan
causeseriousinjury.Alwayscheckfordamagedor
loosehosesandfittings.Neverusequickchangecouplingsattool.Theyaddweight
andcouldfailduetovibration.Instead,addahosewhipandconnectcouplingbetweenairsupply,andhosewhip,orbetweenhose
whipandleaderhose.Donotexceedmaximumairpressureof63PSI.
•Alwaysusetoolasafedistancefromotherpeopleinworkarea.
•MaintaintoolswithcareKeeptoolscleanandoiledforbestandsafestperformance.Followinstructionsforlubricatingandchanging
accessories.Wipingorcleaningragsandotherflammablewastematerialsmustbeplacedinatightly
closedmetalcontainerand
disposedoflaterintheproperfashion.
•Don'toverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalanceatalltimes.Slipping,TrippingandFallingcanbeamajorcause
ofseriousinjuryordeath.Beawareofexcesshoseleftonthewalkingorworksurface.
•
Don'tforcetool.Itwilldothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwasdesigned.
•Don'tabusehosesorconnectors.Nevercarrytoolbythehoseoryankittodisconnectfrompowersupply.Keephosesfromheat,oil
andsharpedges.Checkhosesfor
weakorwornconditionbeforeeachuse,makingcertainthatallconnectionsaresecure.
•Highsoundlevelscancausepermanenthearingloss.Protectyourselffromnoise.Noiselevelsvarywithworksurface.Wearear
protection.
•Whenpossible,secureworkwithclampsorvisesobothhandsarefree
tooperatetool.
•Repetitiveworkmotions,awkwardpositionsandexposuretovibrationcanbeharmfultohandsandarms.
•Avoidinhalingdustorhandlingdebrisfromworkprocesseswhichcanbeharmfultoyourhealth.
•Thistoolisnotintendedforuseinexplosiveatmospheresand
isnotinsulatedforcontactwithelectricpowersources.
•Solventandcoatingscanbehighlyflammableorcombustibleespeciallywhensprayed.Adequateexhaustmustbeprovidedtokeepair
freeofaccumulationsofflammablevapors.
•Smokingmustneverbeallowedinthesprayarea.
•Fireextinguishing
equipmentmustbepresentinthesprayarea.
•Neverspraynearsourcesofignitionsuchaspilotlights,welders,etc.
•Halogenatedhydrocarbonsolvents–forexample;methylenechloride,arenotchemicallycompatiblewiththealuminumthatmightbe
usedinmanysystemcomponents.Thechemicalreactioncausedby
thesesolventsreactingwithaluminumcanbecomeviolentandlead
toanequipmentexplosion.Gunswithstainlesssteelfluidpassagesmaybeusedwiththesesolvents.However,aluminumiswidelyused
inothersprayapplicationequipment‐suchasmaterialpumps,cupsandregulators,valves,etc.Checkallotherequipmentitemsbefore
useandmakesuretheycanalsobeusedsafelywiththesesolvents.Readthelabelordatasheetforthematerialyouintendtospray.If
indoubtastowhetherornotacoatingorcleaningmaterialiscompatible,contactyourmaterialsupplier.
•Sprayedmaterialsmaybe
harmfulifinhaled,orifthereiscontactwiththeskin.Adequateexhaustmustbeprovided
tokeeptheairfreeofaccumulationsoftoxicmaterials.Useamaskorrespiratorwheneverthereisachanceofinhaling
sprayedmaterials.Themaskmustbecompatiblewiththematerialbeingsprayedand
itsconcentration.