Please read this manual before operating, and understand the warnings and cautions.
The installation, operation and maintenance procedures should be read carefully, and
the manual kept for reference. Note: additional safety measures may be required as a
result of your particular application of the tool.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Eye protection that conforms to ANSI specifications and provides protection against
flying particles both from the FRONT and SIDE should ALWAYS be worn by the
operator and others in the work area when loading, operating, or servicing this tool.
Eye protection is required to guard against flying fasteners and debris, which could
cause severe eye injury. Note: non-side shielded spectacles and face shields alone
do not provide adequate protection.
Caution: Additional safety precautions will be required in some environments. For
example, the work area may include exposure to a noise level which can lead
to hearing damage. The employer and user must ensure that any necessary
hearing protection is provided and used by the operator and others in the
work area. Some environments will require the use of ANSI approved head
protection.
Air supply and connections
· Do not use oxygen, combustible gases or bottled gasses as a power source for this tool,
as the tool could explode, causing personal injury.
· Do not use supply sources which can potentially exceed 120 PSI, as tool could burst,
causing personal injury.
· The connector on the tool must not hold pressure when air supply is disconnected. If
a wrong fitting is used, the tool can remain charged with air after disconnecting, and can
drive a fastener even after the air is disconnected, possibly causing injury.
· Always disconnect air supply: before making adjustments, when servicing the tool,
when clearing a jam, when the tool is not in use, and when moving to a different work
area, as accidental actuation may occur possibly causing an injury.
Loading Tool
When loading the tool: never place a hand or any part of the body in fastener discharge
area of the tool, never point tool at anyone. Do not pull the trigger or depress the trip
as an accidental actuation may occur, causing injury.
Operation
· Always handle the tool with care. Never pull the trigger unless nose is directed toward
the work, keep others a safe distance from the tool while tool is in operation, as accidental
actuation may occur, possibly causing injury.
· The operator must not hold the trigger pulled on contact arm tools except during
fastening operation as serious injury could result if the trip accidentally contacted someone
or something, causing the tool to fire.
· Keep hands and body away from the discharge area of the tool. A contact arm tool may
bounce from the recoil of driving a fastener and an unwanted second fastener may be
driven, possibly causing injury.
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