Personsremovingpaintshouldfollowtheseguidelines.
1.
Movetheworkpieceoutdoors.Ifthisisnotpossible,keepthe
workareawellventilated.Openthewindowsandputan
exhaustfaninoneofthem.Besurethefanismovingtheair
frominsidetooutside.
2.
Removeorcoveranycarpets,rugs,furniture,clothing,cooking
utensilsandairducts.
3.Placedropclothsintheworkareatocatchanypaintchipsor
peelings.Wearprotectiveclothingsuchasextraworkshirts,
overallsandhats.
4.
Workinoneroomata time.Fumishingsshouldberemovedor
placedinthecenteroftheroomandcovered.Workareas
shouldbesealedofffromtherestofthedwellingbysealing
doorwayswithdropcloths.
5.Children,pregnantorpotentiallypregnantwomenandnursing
mothersshouldnotbepresentintheworkareauntiltheworkis
doneandallcleanupiscomplete.
6.Weara dustrespiratormaskora dualfilter(dustandfume)
respiratormaskwhichhasbeenapprovedbytheOccupational
SafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA),theNationalInstitute
ofSafetyandHealth(NIOSH),ortheUnitedStatesBureauof
Mines.Thesemasksandreplaceablefiltersarereadilyavailable
atmajorhardwarestores.Besurethemaskfits.Beardsand
facialhairmaykeepmasksfromsealingproperly.Changefilters
often.
DISPOSABLEPAPERMASKSARENOTADEQUATE.
7.Usecautionwhenoperatingtheheatgun.Keeptheheatgun
movingasexcessiveheatwillgeneratefumeswhichcanbe
inhaledbytheoperator
8.Keepfoodanddrinkoutoftheworkarea.Washhands,arms
andfaceandrinsemouthbeforeeatingordrinking.Donot
smokeorchewgumortobaccointheworkarea,
9.Cleanupallremovedpaintanddustbywetmoppingthefloors.
Usea wetclothtocleanallwalls,sillsandanyothersurface
wherepaintordustisclinging.DONOTSWEEP,DRYDUST
ORVACUUM.Usea highphosphatedetergentortrisodium
phosphate(TSP)towashandmopareas.
10At theendofeachworksessionputthepaintchipsanddebris
ina doubleplasticbag,closeitwithtapeortwistties,and
disposeofproperly.
11.
Removeprotectiveclothingandworkshoesintheworkareato
avoidcarryingdustintotherestofthedwelling.Washwork
clothesseparately.Wipeshoesoffwitha wetragthatisthen
washedwiththeworkclothes.Washhairandbodythoroughly
withsoapandwater
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS