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SAFETY
Read and follow all safety, operating and maintenance instructions. Failure to read and follow these instructions
could result in injury or death to you or others. Failure to read and follow these instructions could also result in
damage and/or reduced equipment life.
SAFETY MESSAGES:
A Damage Prevention Message is to inform the user of important information and/or instructions that could lead
to equipment or other property damage if not followed. Information Messages convey information that pertains
to the equipment being used. Each message will be preceded by the word NOTE, as in the example below.
DAMAGE PREVENTION AND INFORMATION MESSAGES:
NOTE:
Equipment and/or property damage may result if these instructions are not followed.
In order to prevent injury, the following safety precautions and symbols should be followed at all times!
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND HAZARD SYMBOLS:
Safety Precautions:
Form a habit of checking to see that keys and adjusting wrenches are removed from the power tool
before it is turned on.
Cluttered work areas and benches invite accidents.
DO NOT
use power tools in damp or wet locations nor expose them to rain. Always keep the work area
well lighted.
All visitors and children should be kept a safe distance from work area.
A safety message alerts you to potential hazards that could hurt you or others. Each safety message is preceded
by a safety alert symbol ( ) and one of three words:
DANGER, WARNING,
or
CAUTION.
DANGER
You
WILL
be
KILLED
or
SERIOUSLY INJURED
if you do not follow directions.
WARNING
You
CAN
be
KILLED
or
SERIOUSLY INJURED
if you do not follow directions.
CAUTION
You
CAN
be
INJURED
if you do not follow directions. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
ALWAYS
read this Owner’s Manual before operating the machine.
ALWAYS
keep the Blade Guards in place.
REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS AND WRENCHES
KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY
DO NOT USE IN DANGEROUS PLACES
