GFCI and personal protection devices like electrician's rub-
ber gloves and footwear will further enhance your personal
safety.
Do not use AC only rated tools with a DC power supply.
While the tool may appear to work, the electrical compo-
nents of the AC rated tool are likely to fail and create a hazard
to the operator.
Keep handles dry, clean and free from oil and grease.
Slippery hands cannot safely control the power tool.
Develop a periodic maintenance schedule for your tool.
When cleaning a tool be careful not to disassemble any
portion of the tool since internal wires may be misplaced
or pinched or safety guard return springs may be improp-
erly mounted. Certain cleaning agents such as gasoline, car-
bon tetrachloride, ammonia, etc. may damage plastic parts.
Additional Safety Rules
ing, and other construction activities contains chemicals
known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproduc-
tive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
•
Lead from lead-based paints,
•
Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
masonry products, and
•
Arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how
often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to
these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work
with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks
that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Some dust created by power
sanding, sawing, grinding, drill-
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