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RESIDUAL RISKS AND SAFETY NOTICES
Although the sawing machine has been manufactured fully in
compliance with current regulations, residual risks exist that
cannot be eliminated and involve the use of appropriate
individual protection devices. The machine is equipped with
notices to indicate the residual risks and how to avoid them.
NOISE HAZARD
Wear ear defenders
HAND CRUSHING/SHEARING HAZARD
Wear gloves
EYE INJURY HAZARD
Wear safety glasses
INCORRECT USE HAZARD
Read the manual before operating the
machine
Cutting with water is compulsory
TRAPPING/CRUSHING AND SHEARING HAZARD
Do not remove the guards
Do not touch drive components
Danger of cutting
ELECTROCUTION HAZARD
Danger - electrical power
Note that the employer is responsible for ensuring his workers
use individual safety equipment.
SILICA DUST WARNING
Grinding/cutting/drilling of masonry, concrete, metal and other
materials with silica in their composition my give off dut or mists
cintainig crystalline silica. Silica is a basic component of sand, quartz,
brick clay, granite and numerous other minerals and rocks. Repeated
and/or substantial inhalation of airborne crystalline silica can cause
serious or fatal respiratory diseases, including silicosis. In addition,
California and some other authorities have listed respirable
crystallinesilica as a substance known to cause cancer. Whwn cutting
such materials, always follow respiratory precautions.
Use appropriate NIOSH-approved respiratory protection where dust
hazard may occur. Paper masks or surgical masks without a NIOSH
approval number are not recommended because they do little to
protect the worker. For more information about respirator programs,
including what respirators have received NIOSH approval as safe and
effective, please visit the NIOSH website at:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/respirators
Observe OSHA regulations for respirator use (29 C:F.R. § 1910.134).
Visit http://www.osha.gov for more information.
California proposition 65 message
Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and
other construction activities contain chemicals know (to the State of
California) to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
-Lead, from lead-based paints
-Crystalline silica, from bricks and cement and other masonry
products
-Arsenic and chromium, from chemically treated lumber
For further information , consult the following sources:
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/topics/silicacrystalline/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/96-112/
http://oehha.ca.gov/prop65/law/P65law72003.html
http://www.dir.ca.gov/Title8/sub4.html
http://www.P65warnings.ca.gov
Your risk from these exposures varies depending on how often you do
this typer of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals, work
in a well-ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment,
such as dust masks that are specially designed to filter out
microscopic particles. Where use of a dust extraction device is
possible, it should be used. To achieve a high level oof dust
collection, use an industrial HEPA vacuum cleaner. Observe OSHA
29 CFR part 1926.57 and 1926.103.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
- CAUTION!!! All maintenance operations must be
performed exclusively with the machine stopped off and
the power plug disconnected from the mains.
Problem
Causes
Corrective action
Motor fails to start
when switch is
operated
Voltage not reaching
supply line
Check the line *
Electrical socket and
plug are not properly
connected
Restore correct
connection
The power cable from
the plug to the panel is
cut off
Change the cable *
