Keep handles dry, clean and
free
from oil and grease. Slippery hands cannot safe
l
y
control
the
power tool.
Use clamps or another
practical
way to secure and support the workpiece to a stable
platform. Holding
the
work by hand or against your body leaves it unstable and may
lead to loss of control.
Develop a periodic maintenance schedule for your tool. When cleaning a tool be
careful not to disassemble any portion of the tool since interna
l
wires may be
m
i
splaced or pl
i
nched or salety guard return sprlngs may be lmproperly mounted.
Certain cleaning agents such as gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, ammonia, etc. may
damage plaslic parts.
WARNING! Some dust cre
a
ted by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and
other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects
or othes reproductive harm. Some examples of
these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints,
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and ether masonry products, and
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of
work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area,
and work with approved selaty aquipment, such as these dust masks
that
are
specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
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