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General Safety Rules
The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols, and the
explanations with them, deserve your careful attention and understanding. The safety warnings do not by
themselves eliminate any danger. The instructions or warnings they give are not substitutes for proper
accident prevention measures.
Symbol Meaning
Safety Alert Symbol:
Indicated danger, warning, or caution, may be used in conjunction with other symbols or
pictographs. Always follow the safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and
personal injury.
NOTE:
advising you of information or instructions is vital to the operation or maintenance of the
equipment.
Important
Servicing requires extreme care and knowledge and should be performed only by a qualified service
technician.
WARNING
- Do not attempt to operate this tool until you have read thoroughly and understand
completely all instructions, safety rules, etc…contained in this manual. Failure to comply can
result in accidents involving fire, electric shock, or serious personal injury. Save this operator’s
manual and review frequently for continuing safe operation and instructing others who may use this tool.
Safe operation of this power tool requires that you read and understand this operator’s manual and all labels
affixed to the tool. Safety is a combination of common sense, staying alert, and knowing how your tool
works.
“READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS” Failure to follow the safety rules listed below and other basic safety
precautions may result in serious personal injury.
Actuating tool may result in flying debris, collation material, or dust which could harm
operator’s eyes.
Operator and others in work area MUST
wear safety glasses with side shields. These
safety
glasses must conform to ANSI Z87.1 requirements
(approved glasses have “Z87” printed or
stamped
on them). It is the employer’s responsibility to
enforce the use of eye protection equipment by
the
tool operator and other people in the work area.
Always wear appropriate personal hearing and other protection during use.
Under some
conditions and duration of use, noise from this product may contribute to hearing loss.
Use only clean, dry, regulated air.
Condensation from an air compressor can rust and damage the
internal workings of the tool.
Regulate air pressure. Use air pressure compatible with ratings on the nameplate of the tool.
[Not
to exceed 120 psi (8.3 bar)] Do not connect the tool to a compressor rated at over 175 psi. The tool
operating pressure must never exceed 175 psi even in the event of regulator failure.
Only use air hose that is rated for a maximum working pressure of at least 150 psi (10.3 BAR) or
150% of the maximum system pressure, which ever is greater.
