Senco SNS50, Instruction Manual

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SAfETY iNSTRUCTiONS
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2.1 SYMBOLS USED
The SNS50/SQS55 Wegmatik stapler drives staples into
panel-shaped building materials such as chipboard, gyp-
sum fibreboards, OSB boards etc. for assembly on wooden
frames (intended use)
DANGER
NON OBSERVANCE Of THiS WARNiNG COULD LEAD
TO SERiOUS iNJURY OR DEATH.
WARNiNG
NON OBSERVANCE Of THiS WARNiNG COULD LEAD
TO MiNOR iNJURiES OR SERiOUS DAMAGE TO PROP-
ERTY.
CAUTiON
NON OBSERVANCE Of THiS WARNiNG COULD LEAD
TO MiNOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
HEARiNG PROTECTiON
WEAR HEARiNG PROTECTiON.
EYE PROTECTiON
WEAR EYE PROTECTiON.
2.2 STANDARDS AND DiRECTiVES
The European directive DIN EN 792 “Hand-held non-elec-
tric power tools - Safety requirements - Part 13: Fastener
driving tools“ applies to staplers such as the SNS50/SQS55
stapler.
For your own occupational safety, please always observe
the following requirements of this directive:
● Only those staples that are listed in the relevant instruc-
tion manual can be used in staplers (see chap. 1.2:
„Technical data“). Staplers and the staples described in
the instruction manual should be regarded as a safety-
related system.
● Quick connectors should be used for connection to the
compressed air source. The non-closable nipples must be
attached to the stapler in such a way that after disconnec-
tion there is no more compressed air in the system.
●
Oxygen or flammable gases may not be used as an en-
ergy source for staplers powered by compressed air.
● Staplers may only be connected to lines, whereby the
maximum permissible operational pressure may not be
exceeded by more than 10 %. At higher pressures, a
pressure control valve (pressure regulator) with a down-
stream pressure control valve must be installed in the
pneumatic line.
● Only replacement parts from the manufacturer and its
representatives may be used when repairing the stapler.
●
Repair work may only be carried out by experts approved
by the manufacturer or other experts and observing the
guidelines stipulated in the instruction manual. An expert
is someone who has sufficient knowledge of the stapler
based on his professional training and experience and is
familiar enough with the relevant national occupational
safety regulations, directives and generally recognised
technical provisions that he can judge the occupational
safety status of the stapler.
2.3 fURTHER iNfORMATiON ON OCCUPATiONAL
SAfETY
● Never exceed the maximum permissible operational
pressure (8.3 bar). Excessive pressure can destroy the
system and consequently endanger people’s lives.
● Never aim a stapler that is ready for operation at yourself
or other people.
● When working, hold the stapler in such a way that head
and body cannot be injured in the case of a possible
backlash due to an interruption in the energy supply or to
hard points in the work piece.
● Never activate the stapler in an open space. This avoids
any danger of flying staples and overstressing of the
stapler.
● When transporting the stapler, always disconnect it from
the pressure source. This is particularly important if you
use conductors or have an unusual posture.
● Always carry the stapler by the handle and never with an
activated trigger.
● Pay attention to the conditions of your workplace. Sta-
plers can penetrate thin wooden panels or slide off the
working piece when working at the corners or the edges
and consequently endanger people’s lives.
● Wear hearing and eye protection when working with the
stapler.
DANGER
THE STAPLER iS EqUiPPED WiTH A TRiGGER SAfETY
MECHANiSM (SWiVELLiNG COUNTER WHEEL). THiS
MEANS THAT THE TRiGGER CAN ONLY BE ACTiVATED
WHEN THE STAPLER iS PLACED ON A WORk PiECE.
THiS TRiGGER SAfETY MECHANiSM SHOULD NEVER
BE SHUT DOWN!