Safety Notes For Welding

Safety Notes For Welding

Danger of injury when welding

DANGER:
Risk of fatal injury from high voltage during electric welding.

Danger of explosion and fire when welding in the area of highly inflammable materials.

Irritation to respiratory tracts from toxic zinc oxide emitted when welding galvanized steel.

Danger of injury from weld spatters and UV light when welding.

Danger of injury from unintentional triggering of pyrotechnical safety components.
- Do not perform welding work in a damp environment or on wet ground; there is a risk of fatal injury from the voltage being conducted through the human body. Persons with heart pacemakers should not perform welding work. Use insulating underlays.
- Remove highly flammable materials from the work area; if necessary, remove units with fuel-carrying parts and protect work areas in the vehicle that are at risk of catching fire using fire-proof covers.
- Ventilate the work area well.
- Remove smoke gases with a suitable extraction system.
- Wear suitable protective equipment, such as protective clothing, gloves, a welding shield and, if necessary, a protective mask.
- For welding work, always disconnect both terminals on the battery. In the case of welding work in the immediate vicinity of the control modules for pyrotechnical safety systems, remove the control modules before beginning work.
- In addition, the guidelines of the welding equipment manufacturer and the legal accident prevention regulations and those of the mutual indemnity association (BGV D1) must be observed.

Safety notes for flying sparks during grinding and welding work

CAUTION:
Danger of explosion and fire from flying sparks during grinding and welding work.

Danger of damage to vehicle parts and other vehicles due to flying sparks.
- Cover vehicle parts such as battery, fuel system, paintwork, glass and passenger compartment parts with fire-proof covers and, if necessary, remove batteries and fuel-carrying components.
- No other vehicles may be left unprotected in areas used for body repair.

Safety notes for fuel tank

CAUTION:
Danger of fire due to fuel tank or fuel-carrying parts heating up during grinding and welding work.
- When carrying out grinding and welding work near the fuel tank or fuel-carrying parts, make sure that these parts do not heat up.
- It is recommended to remove endangered parts.
- Cover the welding area generously with fire-proof covers.

Safety notes for air conditioning

CAUTION:
Danger of injury due to the filled air-conditioning system bursting during welding and brazing work.
- In the case of extreme heating of filled air-conditioning systems, very strong excess pressure may be caused in the system which may lead to an explosion.
- No welding, braying or hot-air heating may be performed on parts of the filled air-conditioning system.
- While drying after painting work, the temperature burden on the vehicle must not exceed two hours at a maximum temperature of 80 °C.
- Make sure that air-conditioning parts do not heat up during welding or brazing work on the vehicle.