FP Air Tools - Florida Pneumatic Manufacturing Corporation
851 Jupiter Park Lane, Jupiter FL 33458
7.2.2.3
GENERAL SAFETY RULES
s -ULTIPLEHAZARDS2EADANDUNDERSTANDTHESAFETYINSTRUCTIONSBEFORE
INSTALLINGOPERATINGREPAIRINGMAINTAININGCHANGINGACCESSORIESON
ORWORKINGNEARTHEPOWERTOOL&AILURETODOSOCANRESULTINSERIOUS
BODILYINJURY
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POWERTOOL
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TIVENESSOFSAFETYMEASURESANDINCREASETHERISKSTOTHEOPERATOR
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s $ONOTUSEATOOLIFTHETOOLHASBEENDAMAGED
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7.2.2.4
PROJECTILE HAZARDS
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GENERATEHIGHVELOCITYPROJECTILES
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TOOL4HEGRADEOFPROTECTIONREQUIREDSHOULDBEASSESSEDFOREACH
USE
7.2.2.5
ENTANGLEMENT HAZARDS
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-
SORIES
7.2.2.6
OPERATING HAZARDS
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CRUSHINGIMPACTSCUTSANDABRASIONSANDHEAT7EARSUITABLEGLOVES
TOPROTECTHANDS
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HANDLETHEBULKWEIGHTANDPOWEROFTHETOOL
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MOVEMENTSnHAVEBOTHHANDSAVAILABLE
s -AINTAINABALANCEDBODYPOSITIONANDSECUREFOOTING
s +EEPHANDSAWAYFROMROTATINGORRECIPROCATIONACCESSORIESSPINDLES
OROTHERMOVINGPARTS
s 2ELEASETHESTARTANDSTOPDEVICEINTHECASEOFANINTERRUPTIONOFTHE
ENERGYSUPPLY
s 5SEONLYLUBRICANTSRECOMMENDEDBYTHEMANUFACTURER
7.2.2.7
REPETITIVE MOTIONS HAZARDS
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HANDSARMSSHOULDERSNECKOROTHERPARTSOFYOURBODY
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AVOIDDISCOMFORTANDFATIGUE
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FORTPAINTHROBBINGACHINGTINGLINGNUMBNESSBURNINGSENSATION
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EMPLOYERANDCONSULTAQUALIlEDHEALTHPROFESSIONAL
7.2.2.8 ACCESSORY HAZARDS
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7.2.2.9 WORKPLACE HAZARDS
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CAUSEDBYTHEAIRLINEORHYDRAULICHOSE
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EXISTSUCHASELECTRICITYOROTHERUTILITYLINES
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-
SPHERESANDISNOTINSULATEDFROMCOMINGINTOCONTACTWITHELECTRIC
POWER
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7.2.2.10 DUST AND FUME HAZARDS
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OTHERRESPIRATORYDISEASES2ISKASSESSMENTOFTHESEHAZARDSAND
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MATITIS RISKASSESSMENTOFTHESEHAZARDSANDIMPLEMENTATIONOF
APPROPRIATECONTROLSOFISESSENTIAL
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ANDTHEPOTENTIALFORDISTURBINGEXISTINGDUST
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ANDMAINTAINEDINACCORDANCEWITHTHEMANUFACTURERSINSTRUCTIONS
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INCREASEINDUSTORFUMES
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7.2.2.11 NOISE HAZARDS
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INGBUZZINGWHISTLINGORHUMMINGINTHEEARS
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ATECONTROLSOFISESSENTIAL
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DAMPINGMATERIALSTOPREVENTWORKPIECESFROM@RINGING
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REQUIREDBYOCCUPATIONALHEALTHANDSAFETYREGULATIONS
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INSTRUCTIONSTOPREVENTANUNNECESSARYINCREASEINNOISELEVELS
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7.2.2.12 VIBRATION HAZARDS
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EMPLOYER9OUSHOULDALSOSEEKMEDICALADVICEFROMAQUALIlED
OCCUPATIONALHEALTHPROFESSIONAL
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INCREASEINVIBRATIONLEVELS
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7.2.3
ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR PNEUMATIC
POWER TOOLS - AIR SUPPLY & CONNECTION HAZARDS
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NECTTOOLFROMAIRSUPPLYWHENNOTINUSEBEFORECHANGINGACCES
-
SORIESORWHENMAKINGREPAIRS
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-
AGEDORLOOSEHOSESANDlTTINGS
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TOOL ANDHOSETOHOSECONNECTIONFAILURE
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