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SAFETY GUIDELINES
SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS
• Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields.
• Always wear respiratory and hearing protection.
• To reduce the risk of injury, user and all bystanders must read and understand
instruction manual before using this product.
• Failure to keep your hands away from the moving part and cutting surface will
result in serious personal injury.
• No children or pregnant women should enter the work area where the paint
sanding is being done until all clean up is completed.
• A dust mask or respirator should be worn by all persons entering the work area.
The filter should be replaced daily or whenever the wearer has difficulty breathing.
• NO EATING, DRINKING or SMOKING should be done in the work area to prevent
ingesting contaminated paint particles. Workers should wash and clean up BEFORE
eating, drinking or smoking. Articles of food, drink, or smoking should not be left in
the work area where dust would settle on them.
• Paint should be removed in such a manner as to minimize the amount of dust
generated.
• Areas where paint removal is occurring should be sealed with plastic sheeting
of 4 miles thickness.
• Sanding should be done in a manner to reduce tracking of paint dust outside the
work area.
• All surfaces in the work area should be vacuumed and thoroughly cleaned daily
for the duration of the sanding project. Vacuum filter bags should be changed
frequently.
• Plastic drop cloths should be gathered up and disposed of along with any dust
chips or other removal debris. They should be placed in sealed refuse receptacles
and disposed of through regular trash pick-up procedures. During clean up,
children and pregnant women should be kept away from the immediate work area.
• All toys, washable furniture and utensils used by children should be washed
thoroughly before being used again.
Use of this tool can generate and/or disperse dust, which may cause serious
and permanent respiratory or other injury. Always use NIOSH/OSHA approved
respiratory protection appropriate for the dust exposure. Direct particles away
from face and body.
BD1801
WARNING!
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