3
e
n
3. Specific safety rules and symbols
Hold tools by insulated gripping surfaces when per-
forming an operation where the cutting tool may
contact hidden wiring or its own cord.
Cont
a
ct w
i
th
a
“l
i
ve” w
i
re w
i
ll m
a
ke exposed met
a
l p
a
rts of the tool
“l
i
ve”
a
nd shock the oper
a
tor.
Wear ear protectors when using the tool for extended
periods.
Prolonged exposure to h
i
gh
i
ntens
i
ty no
i
se c
a
n
c
a
use he
a
r
i
ng loss.
Personal protective equipment
The user
a
nd
a
ny other persons
i
n the v
i
c
i
n
i
ty must we
a
r
su
i
t
a
ble eye protect
i
on,
a
s
a
fety helmet, e
a
r protect
i
on
a
nd protect
i
ve gloves. They must
a
lso we
a
r bre
a
th
i
ng
protect
i
on
i
f no dust remov
a
l system
i
s used.
3.1 Basic information concerning safety
CAUTION:
To
a
vo
i
d the r
i
sk of electr
i
c shock,
i
njury or
f
i
re, the b
a
s
i
c s
a
fety prec
a
ut
i
ons l
i
sted below must
a
lw
a
ys
be observed when us
i
ng electr
i
c tools.
In
a
dd
i
t
i
on to the
i
nform
a
t
i
on relev
a
nt to s
a
fety g
i
ven
i
n
e
a
ch of the sect
i
ons of these oper
a
t
i
ng
i
nstruct
i
ons, the
follow
i
ng po
i
nts must be str
i
ctly observed
a
t
a
ll t
i
mes.
3.2 Safety precautions at the workplace
●
Ensure th
a
t the workpl
a
ce
i
s well vent
i
l
a
ted.
●
Keep the workpl
a
ce t
i
dy. Objects wh
i
ch could c
a
use
i
njury should be removed from the work
i
ng
a
re
a
.
Unt
i
d
i
ness
a
t the workpl
a
ce c
a
n le
a
d to
a
cc
i
dents.
●
Secure the work
i
ng
a
re
a
(cordon off
i
f necess
a
ry).
●
We
a
r bre
a
th
i
ng protect
i
on
i
f the work cre
a
tes dust.
●
It
i
s recommended th
a
t protect
i
ve gloves
a
nd non-sl
i
p
shoes
a
re worn when work
i
ng outdoors.
●
Do not
a
llow other persons to t
a
mper w
i
th the tool or
the supply cord.
●
Avo
i
d unf
a
vor
a
ble body pos
i
t
i
ons. Work from
a
secure
st
a
nce
a
nd st
a
y
i
n b
a
l
a
nce
a
t
a
ll t
i
mes.
●
Connect the dust remov
a
l system. If the tool
i
s prov
i
ded
w
i
th
a
me
a
ns of remov
i
ng
a
nd collect
i
ng dust, check
th
a
t th
i
s
i
s connected correctly
a
nd used
a
s
i
ntended.
●
To
a
vo
i
d tr
i
pp
i
ng
a
nd f
a
ll
i
ng when work
i
ng,
a
lw
a
ys
le
a
d the supply cord, extens
i
on cord
a
nd dust extr
a
c-
t
i
on hose
a
w
a
y to the re
a
r.
●
Conce
a
led electr
i
c c
a
bles or g
a
s
a
nd w
a
ter p
i
pes pre-
sent
a
ser
i
ous h
a
z
a
rd
i
f d
a
m
a
ged wh
i
le you
a
re work-
i
ng. Accord
i
ngly, check the
a
re
a
i
n wh
i
ch you
a
re work-
i
ng beforeh
a
nd (e.g. us
i
ng
a
met
a
l detector). Extern
a
l
met
a
l p
a
rts of the tool m
a
y become l
i
ve, for ex
a
mple,
when
a
n electr
i
c c
a
ble
i
s dr
i
lled
i
nto
i
n
a
dvertently.
3.3 General safety precautions
●
Do not use the tool for purposes for wh
i
ch
i
t w
a
s not
i
ntended. Use the tool only
a
s d
i
rected
a
nd when
i
t
i
s
i
n f
a
ultless cond
i
t
i
on.
●
Avo
i
d cont
a
ct w
i
th rot
a
t
i
ng p
a
rts.
●
T
a
ke the
i
nfluences of the surround
i
ng
a
re
a
i
nto
a
ccount.
Do not expose the tool to r
ai
n or snow
a
nd do not use
i
t
i
n d
a
mp or wet cond
i
t
i
ons.
●
Keep the gr
i
ps cle
a
n, dry
a
nd free from o
i
l
a
nd gre
a
se.
●
Do not use d
a
m
a
ged
i
nsert tools.
●
Use only
i
nsert tools des
i
gned for the
a
ppl
i
c
a
t
i
on on
h
a
nd.
●
The s
i
de h
a
ndle must be f
i
tted
a
t
a
ll t
i
mes when the
tool
i
s
i
n use.
●
Check th
a
t the s
i
de h
a
ndle
i
s securely
a
tt
a
ched.
●
Alw
a
ys hold the tool securely w
i
th both h
a
nds on the
gr
i
ps prov
i
ded.
●
When not
i
n use, the tool must be stored
i
n
a
dry pl
a
ce,
locked up or out of re
a
ch of ch
i
ldren.
●
Sw
i
tch the tool off before tr
a
nsport
i
ng
i
t.
●
T
a
ke c
a
re of your
i
nsert tools. Observe the
i
nstruc-
t
i
ons concern
i
ng lubr
i
c
a
t
i
on
a
nd ch
a
ng
i
ng
i
nsert tools.
●
Check th
a
t mov
i
ng p
a
rts funct
i
on correctly w
i
thout
st
i
ck
i
ng
a
nd th
a
t no p
a
rts
a
re d
a
m
a
ged. All p
a
rts must
be f
i
tted correctly
a
nd fulf
i
ll
a
ll cond
i
t
i
ons necess
a
ry
for correct oper
a
t
i
on of the tool.
3.3.1 Mechanical hazards
●
Observe the
i
nstruct
i
ons concern
i
ng c
a
re
a
nd m
ai
n-
ten
a
nce.
●
Ensure th
a
t the
i
nsert tools used
a
re equ
i
pped w
i
th
the
a
ppropr
ia
te connect
i
on end system
a
nd th
a
t they
a
re properly f
i
tted
a
nd secured
i
n the chuck.
●
We
a
r protect
i
ve gloves when h
a
ndl
i
ng sh
a
rp
i
nsert
tools
i
n order to
a
vo
i
d cutt
i
ng your h
a
nds or f
i
ngers.
When servicing a tool, use only identical replace-
ment parts. Follow instructions in the Maintenance
section of this manual.
Use of un
a
uthor
i
zed p
a
rts or
f
ai
lure to follow M
ai
nten
a
nce Instruct
i
ons m
a
y cre
a
te
a
r
i
sk of electr
i
c shock or
i
njury.
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