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Airless Sprayer Safety
| Your safety is important! |
Careful use of airless spray
equipment will prevent injuries! |
| Graco airless spray equipment is designed and manufactured to be
fast, safe and effective when properly used. |
Safety Hazards
Two major types of safety hazards exist with an airless paint
sprayer:
| Fire and Explosion |
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Injection of spray material |
| Fire and/or explosion can occur if
the sprayer is spraying or flushing flammable fluid in an area
where air circulation is poor and an open flame or sparks are
present. |
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Injection can be caused by high
pressure fluid passing through a small opening, such as the spray
tip or hose leak. This creates a high speed stream of atomized
fluid which is powerful enough to pierce your skin and enter your
body. |
| Many paints and solvents and their
vapors will ignite, causing a fire or explosion which may burn
you.
The most common cause of a fire or explosion is
the ignition of flammable vapors by an open flame or spark.
With an ungrounded spray system, the flow of
fluid through the sprayer and hose may create enough static
electricity to cause a spark from the gun. That spark can ignite
flammable vapors. |
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Injection occurs when the high pressure fluid pierces your skin.
The most common causes of injection are...
- Placing your hand or body too close to the spray tip.
- Grabbing a leaking hose or fitting, even if you are wearing
gloves or using a rag.
The injury might look like "just a cut" but
don't be fooled! - It is a serious wound!
Get IMMEDIATE surgical treatment for any injection wound. Tell the doctor what fluid
was injected. |
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| "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure" - Benjamin Franklin |
Prevention
To help prevent a fire and/or explosion when spraying flammable or
potentially flammable materials, always;
- Spray in well-ventilated areas with good air movement.
Use only non-sparking fans if one is needed.
- Remove, extinguish or unplug all ignition sources
such as...
- cigarettes
- pilot lights; stoves & ranges, water heaters,
furnaces
- all electric appliances
- Put gas powered sprayers outside the building and
run the hose into the room to be sprayed. Even though the sprayer is
outside, always ground the sprayer to prevent static sparking.
- Keep the work area free of debris that could
contribute to a fire such as;
- open or empty paint/material cans
- open or empty solvent/thinner cans
- rags, especially used ones
- paper, masking
- Prevent sparks and static sparking
- Use only grounded hoses
Check hoses periodically for electrical continuity using and ohm meter.
- Tape wall switches to help prevent them from being used
- Use only grounded metal pails when
spraying/painting, flushing or cleaning
Connect the pail to a true earth ground according to your local
electric code.
To help prevent injection injuries...
Graco airless spray guns have a tip guard which helps
prevent your hand or body coming too close tot he spray tip
- Have the tip guard on the gun when spraying
- Relieve fluid pressure when cleaning or servicing
any part of the equipment. To relieve pressure, shut off the sprayer,
trigger the gun, and open the pressure drain valve.
- Always point the gun away from yourself and others
- Remove the spray tip, reduce the material/fluid
pressure and immerse the gun nozzle in the fluid when flushing
To help prevent accidentally triggering/ spraying the gun...
- Put the trigger safety latch on when you are not
spraying
This is a good habit to get into
- Always keep the trigger guard on the gun!
The guard helps prevent the trigger from being bumped or otherwise
accidentally triggered
Other safety considerations
- Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes
from spray material / paint or solvent
- Wear a respirator when using toxic or noxious paint
or solvent.
Follow the material manufacturers guidelines to select the correct
respirator and or cartridges
- Read and save the instruction manuals
supplied with the equipment. The manuals contain important information
on airless spray safety
| Every day thousands of painters safely use Graco
airless spray painting equipment by following these simple and effective
precautions. Please protect your safety by
properly preparing the jobsite and carefully using the spray
equipment. Play it safe for safety's sake. |
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