Scantool 25A, Manual

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General Safety Rules
WARNING: When using electric tools basic safety precautions should
always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and personal
injury.
Safety rules for stationary power tools.
Follow them to achieve best results and full benefit from your new machine.
The good craftsman
respects the tools with which
he works. He knows they
represent years of
constantly improved design.
He also knows that they are
dangerous if misused.
The safety rules are based
on approved practices in industrial and home
shops.
1. Know
your power
tool. Read
the owner’s
manual
carefully.
Learn its
applications
and limitations, as well as the specific
potential hazards peculiar to this tool.
2. Keep guard in
place and in working
order.
3. Ground all tools. If tool is equipped with
three-prong plug, it should be plugged into a
three-hole
electrical
receptacle. If
an adapter is
used to
accommodate
a two-prong receptacle, the adapter wire
must be attached to a known ground. Never
remove the third prong.
4. Remove adjusting
keys and wrenches.
Form habit of
checking to see that
keys and adjusting
wrenches is
removed before
turning it on.
5. Cluttered
areas and
benches invite
accidents.