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Additional Safety Warnings
GFCI and personal protection devices like
electrician’s rubber gloves and footwear will
further enhance your personal safety.
Develop a periodic maintenance schedule
for your tool. When cleaning a tool be
careful not to disassemble any portion of
t h e t o o l s i n c e i n t e r n a l w i r e s m a y b e
m i s p l a c e d o r p i n c h e d o r s a f e t y g u a r d
r e t u r n s p r i n g s m a y b e i m p r o p e r l y
mounted.
Certain cleaning agents such as
gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, ammonia,
etc. may damage plastic parts.
Ensure the switch is in the off position
before inserting battery pack.
Inserting the
battery pack into power tools that have the
switch on invites accidents.
Some dust created by
power sanding, sawing,
grinding, drilling, and other construction
activities contains chemicals known to
c a u s e c a n c e r , b i r t h d e f e c t s o r o t h e r
reproductive 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.
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