ATD Tools ATD-16812 Manual

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GeneralSafetyPrecautions

•Duringcleaningandflushing,solventscanbeforcefullyexpelledfromfluidandairpassages.Somesolventscancauseeyeinjury.

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•Besureallothersintheareaarewearingimpactresistanteyeandfaceprotection.

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•Evensmallprojectilescaninjureeyesandcauseblindness.

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•Airunder

pressurecancausesevereinjury.Alwaysshutoffairsupply,drainhoseofairpressureanddisconnecttoolfromairsupply

whennotinuse,beforechangingaccessoriesorwhenmakingrepairs.Neverdirectairatyourselforanyoneelse.Whippinghosescan

causeseriousinjury.Alwayscheckfordamagedor

loosehosesandfittings.Neverusequickchangecouplingsattool.Theyaddweight

andcouldfailduetovibration.Instead,addahosewhipandconnectcouplingbetweenairsupply,andhosewhip,orbetweenhose

whipandleaderhose.Donotexceedmaximumairpressureof63PSI.

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•Alwaysusetoolasafedistancefromotherpeopleinworkarea.

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•MaintaintoolswithcareKeeptoolscleanandoiledforbestandsafestperformance.Followinstructionsforlubricatingandchanging

accessories.Wipingorcleaningragsandotherflammablewastematerialsmustbeplacedinatightly

closedmetalcontainerand

disposedoflaterintheproperfashion.

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•Don'toverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalanceatalltimes.Slipping,TrippingandFallingcanbeamajorcause

ofseriousinjuryordeath.Beawareofexcesshoseleftonthewalkingorworksurface.

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Don'tforcetool.Itwilldothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwasdesigned.

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•Don'tabusehosesorconnectors.Nevercarrytoolbythehoseoryankittodisconnectfrompowersupply.Keephosesfromheat,oil

andsharpedges.Checkhosesfor

weakorwornconditionbeforeeachuse,makingcertainthatallconnectionsaresecure.

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•Highsoundlevelscancausepermanenthearingloss.Protectyourselffromnoise.Noiselevelsvarywithworksurface.Wearear

protection.

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•Whenpossible,secureworkwithclampsorvisesobothhandsarefree

tooperatetool.

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•Repetitiveworkmotions,awkwardpositionsandexposuretovibrationcanbeharmfultohandsandarms.

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•Avoidinhalingdustorhandlingdebrisfromworkprocesseswhichcanbeharmfultoyourhealth.

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•Thistoolisnotintendedforuseinexplosiveatmospheresand

isnotinsulatedforcontactwithelectricpowersources.

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•Solventandcoatingscanbehighlyflammableorcombustibleespeciallywhensprayed.Adequateexhaustmustbeprovidedtokeepair

freeofaccumulationsofflammablevapors.

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•Smokingmustneverbeallowedinthesprayarea.

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•Fireextinguishing

equipmentmustbepresentinthesprayarea.

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•Neverspraynearsourcesofignitionsuchaspilotlights,welders,etc.

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•Halogenatedhydrocarbonsolvents–forexample;methylenechloride,arenotchemicallycompatiblewiththealuminumthatmightbe

usedinmanysystemcomponents.Thechemicalreactioncausedby

thesesolventsreactingwithaluminumcanbecomeviolentandlead

toanequipmentexplosion.Gunswithstainlesssteelfluidpassagesmaybeusedwiththesesolvents.However,aluminumiswidelyused

inothersprayapplicationequipment‐suchasmaterialpumps,cupsandregulators,valves,etc.Checkallotherequipmentitemsbefore

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useandmakesuretheycanalsobeusedsafelywiththesesolvents.Readthelabelordatasheetforthematerialyouintendtospray.If

indoubtastowhetherornotacoatingorcleaningmaterialiscompatible,contactyourmaterialsupplier.

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•Sprayedmaterialsmaybe

harmfulifinhaled,orifthereiscontactwiththeskin.Adequateexhaustmustbeprovided

tokeeptheairfreeofaccumulationsoftoxicmaterials.Useamaskorrespiratorwheneverthereisachanceofinhaling

sprayedmaterials.Themaskmustbecompatiblewiththematerialbeingsprayedand

itsconcentration.