With the use of compressed air, the industry is not running the huge power equipment easy pneumatic tools. Compressed air is a valuable tool, but can be very dangerous if used in an unsafe manner.
If you are working with compressed air ... be sure to follow the following precautions:
1. Never use compressed air to the skin or a person with him. Even the air at a pressure of 15 psig can cause serious injury. Never use an air hose to clean dust or dirtof your clothing or body.
2. When using compressed air for cleaning should not exceed 30 psig (per OSHA). Always use protective goggles or face shield on glasses approved for this application.
3. Wear hearing protection. Excessive noise can cause hearing damage. The noise protection devices can be connected to the exhaust machinery to reduce noise harmful to health.
4. Do not crimp, couple or pipe coupling. Relief valves and pressure downbefore fitting.
5. Heavy use clamps and accessories designed for compressed air hose. Use only the type and size of fittings and joints.
6. Never frayed, damaged, or use hoses to deteriorate. Keep the tube properly and away from heat or direct sunlight. A hose failure can cause serious injury. Hose can reduce the chance of injury, using tubes last longer.
7. When it blows compressed air through aTube or air line to ensure that the open end is blocked. A free end can whip and cause injury. Open carefully to ensure the air supply and that all the emitted particles are retained. A blocked tube can be a dangerous "air gun". Becoming
8. Make sure that all tubes of more than 1 / 2 inch ID have a safety device to the source of supply or branch line to the pressure in the event of failure of the hose (per OSHA) to reduce.
9. Do not use air directly from a compressorFor the purpose of respiration, unless the system is particularly suitable for this purpose and designed air filters and regulators are available.
10. Closing devices should be the kind of self-purging and are designed so that the "off" to be locked so that air pressure can not be applied when the machine is worked by accident.
11. You should never install or a safety valve of ASME, a rating higher than psig, the pressure vessel to be chosen so thatinstalled.
12. Only pressure vessels built to a national or international standard should be used for air receivers.
OSHA said ... § 5 (a) (1) of the Employment Protection Act, often referred to as the general duty clause requires employers to "for all its employees work and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are to be handed out or death or serious physical impairment of their employees perform. § 5 (a) (2) employers to comply "principles of safety and health under this Act. "
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