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SAFETY RULES FOR ALL TOOLS
Read and understand all instructions.
Failure to follow all instructions listed
below may result in serious personal injury.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
!
Work Area
Keep work area clean and well lit.
Cluttered
benches and dark areas invite accidents.
Keep by-standers, children, and visitors away
while using your tool.
All children should be kept
away from the work area. Don’t let them handle
machines, tools or extension cords. Visitors can
be a distraction and are difficult to protect from
injury. Distractions can cause you to lose control.
Personal Safety
Stay alert. Watch what you are doing & use
common sense.
Keep hands and body away from
the path of any potential fired fastener. Do not
operate any tool when you are tired, under the
influence of drugs, alcohol, or medication. A
moment of inattention while operating this tool
may result in serious injury.
Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing
or jewelry
; they can be caught in moving parts.
Protective, non-electrically conductive gloves
and non-skid footwear are recommended when
working. Wear protective hair covering to contain
long hair and keep it from harm. Keep hands dry,
clean and free from oil and grease.
Safety glasses
To prevent eye injuries, the tool
operator and all persons in the work area must
wear ANSI Z87.1 approved safety glasses with
permanently attached, rigid side shields.
Ear protection.
Wear ear protection to safeguard
against possible hearing loss.
Guard against electric shock.
Prevent body
contact with grounded surfaces: pipes, radiators,
ranges, and refrigerator enclosures. Before
driving fasteners into walls, floors, or wherever
“live” electrical wires may be encountered, try to
ascertain whether there is a danger of shock.
Do not overreach.
Keep proper footing and
balance at all times. Do not reach over or across
machines which are running.
Employers must enforce compliance with the
safety warnings and all other instructions
in this manual.
Keep it available for use by
everyone assigned to use this tool.
Tool Use and Care
Use clamps or other practical way to secure
and support the workpiece to a stable
platform.
Holding the work by hand or against
your body is unstable and may lead to loss of
control.
Store idle equipment.
Store
equipment in a dry
area to inhibit rust. Equipment also should be in
a high location or locked up to keep out of reach
of children.
Don’t force the tool.
It
will do the job better and
more safely at the rate for which it was intended.
Use the right tool.
Don’t force a small tool or
attachment to do the work of a larger industrial
tool. Don’t use a tool for a purpose for which it
was not intended
Extension cords.
Observe warnings that
accompany air compressors concerning the use of
correct gauge and and concerning insulation for
outdoor use.
Service
Check for damaged parts.
Before using this
tool, any part that is damaged should be carefully
checked to determine that it will operate properly
and perform its intended function. Check for
alignment of moving parts, binding of moving
parts, breakage of parts, mountings, and other
conditions that may affect its operation. Inspect
screws and tighten any ones that are loose. Any
part that is damaged should be properly repaired
or replaced by an authorized service center unless
otherwise indicated elsewhere in the instruction
manual. Have defective switches replaced by an
authorized service center. Don’t use the tool if
switch does not turn it on and off properly.
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