DeVillbiss Air Power Company AFN5, Operation, Maintenance And Parts Manual

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WHAT COULD HAPPEN
Accidental discharge of a fastener can
occur.
HOW TO PREVENT IT
Hold tool by the handle and keep trigger
and contact trip safety mechanism from
contacting objects or parts of the body
when connecting or disconnecting air
supply.
Disconnect air hose before loading fas-
teners, removing a jammed fastener,
servicing the tool, or moving the tool to
another work area.
Do not use a check valve or any other
fitting which allows air to remain in the
tool.
HAZARD TO LOOK FOR
Connecting and Disconnecting
Air Hose
Risk of puncture injury.
Risk from flying objects.
WHAT COULD HAPPEN
Fasteners could ricochet or be propelled
causing injury to self or others.
When working along edges or next to
voids in work surface, the contact trip
safety mechanism could be depressed
and allow the tool to discharge a fastener
into the air or through thin work materials.
HOW TO PREVENT IT HAZARD TO LOOK FOR
Injury to self or others in the work
area.
Pay attention to others in the work area to
assure that they are protected from pos-
sible accidental discharge of fastener, or
projected fragments of work material, fas-
teners, etc.
Provide ANSI approved Z87 safety
glasses, Z89.1 head protection, and S3.19
hearing protection to self and others in
the work area.
Never point discharge of tool at self or
others.
Do not pull trigger unless tool contact
safety device is against work surface.
Never attempt to drive fasteners into hard
surfaces such as steel, concrete, or tile.
Take care to avoid driving a fastener on
top of another fastener.
Before operating tool, be certain that
work surfaces are strong enough and
thick enough to contain entire fastener.
Position tool carefully so that fasteners
will be delivered to the proper location.
SAFETY GUIDELINES