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SAFETY GUIDELINES
GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES BEFORE USING THIS
POWER TOOL
To avoid serious injury and damage to the tool, read and follow all of the Safety
and Operating Instructions before operating the Utility Sharpener.
BEFORE USING THE UTILITY SHARPENERO perating a Utility Sharpener can
be dangerous if safety and common sense are ignored. The operator must be
familiar with the operation of the tool. Read this manual to understand this Utility
Sharpener. DO NOT operate this Utility Sharpener if you do not fully understand
the limitations of this tool. DO NOT modify this Utility Sharpener in any way.
1. Some dust created by using power tools contains chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Some
examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints.
•
Crystalline silica from bricks, cement, and other masonry products.
• 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 safety equipment, such as those dust masks that
are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
2. READ the entire Owner’s Manual. LEARN how to use the tool for its intended
applications.
3. GROUND ALL TOOLS. If the tool is supplied with a
3-prong plug, it must
be
plugged into a 3-contact electrical receptacle
. The 3rd prong is used to ground
the tool and provide protection against accidental electric shock. DO NOT remove
the 3rd prong. See Grounding Instructions on page 6.
4. AVOID A DANGEROUS WORKING ENVIRONMENT. DO NOT use electrical
tools in a damp environment or expose them to rain.
5. DO NOT use electrical tools in the presence of flammable liquids or gases.
6. ALWAYS keep the work area clean, well lit, and organized. DO NOT work in
an environment with floor surfaces that are slippery from debris, grease, and
wax.
7. KEEP VISITORS AND CHILDREN AWAY. DO NOT permit people to be in the
immediate work area, especially when the electrical tool is operating.
8. DO NOT FORCE THE TOOL to perform an operation for which it was not
designed.It will do a safer and higher quality job by only performing operations
for which the tool was intended.
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