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10 CFM Compressed Air Dryer Chapter 1: Safety 6 of 30
1-2 General Safety Regulations
Read and follow the instructions in this manual before installing, operating or maintaining
any equipment. Additional copies are available from the manufacturer.
Install, operate, and maintain this equipment according to applicable work and safety codes
for your location. This includes OSHA, CE, NEC, CSA, SPI, and many other local, national,
and international regulations. Only qualified persons should work on or with this equipment.
Work only with approved tools and devices.
Before removing, adjusting, or replacing parts on a machine, remember to turn off all air and
electric supplies and all accessory equipment at the machine. You must also disconnect and
lock out electrical and pneumatic power and attach warning tags to the disconnect switch and
air shut off valve.
When you need to perform maintenance or repair work on a dryer above floor level, use a
solid platform or a hydraulic elevator. If there is a permanently installed catwalk on your
dryer, use it. The work platform should have secure footing and a place for tools and parts.
Do not climb on dryers, machines, or work from ladders.
If you need to repair a large component, use appropriate handling equipment. Before you use
handling equipment (portable “A” frames, electric boom trucks, fork trucks, overhead
cranes), be sure the load does not exceed the capacity of the handling equipment or cause it to
become unstable. Carefully test the condition of lifting cables, chains, ropes, slings, and
hooks before using them to lift a load.
Be sure that all on-current carrying parts of electrical apparatus, electrical enclosures, and the
dryer frame are correctly connected to earth ground with an electrical conductor that complies
with current codes Install in accordance with national and local codes, which apply.
When you have completed the repair or maintenance procedure, check your work, remove
your tools, rigging, and handling equipment. Do not restore power to the dryer until all
persons are clear of the area. Do not start and run the dryer until you are sure all parts are
functioning properly.
1-3 Responsibility
These machines are constructed for maximum operator safety when used under standard
operating conditions and when recommended instructions are followed in the maintenance
and operation of the machine.
All personnel engaged in the use of the machine should become familiar with its operation as
described in this manual.
Proper operation of the machine promotes safety for the operator and all workers in its
vicinity.
Becoming familiar with materials, inspection, and maintenance and total user responsibility
will assist you in learning potential areas in need of observation for danger.
Each individual must take responsibility for observing the prescribed safety rules as outlined.
All caution, warning and danger signs must be observed and obeyed. All actual or potential
danger areas must be reported to your immediate supervisor.