I found this today, on the removable power cord for an EZ-8 Drum Sander.

I have so many questions…

First of all, am I understanding this right: Do not use this in areas where anaesthetics are administered?

…Why not?

What happened, where that oddly specific label became necessary?

Just the power cord? (It’s a 50’ cord that adapts a 6" twist-lock pigtail into a standard 15amp american outlet) Or the whole sander?

  • fullsquare@awful.systems
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    22 days ago

    apparently it’s NFPA (american fire safety code) thing. these regulations might have been written when inhalational anesthetics were flammable. also keep in mind that people under anesthesia can’t move and that was also probably a factor

    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      also keep in mind that people under anesthesia can’t move and that was also probably a factor

      Not - AT ALL - what you meant; but for some reason this gave me a mental image of someone using the floor sander and then comically ragdolling to the floor, as if all of their muscles were just switched off like a light, while the sander drives off out of scene…

      Gotta be careful, sanding floors around anaesthetics. Dangerous stuff.