CAT255HDA
2
04/13/09
WARNING - FOLLOW THESE RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION!
This Instruction Man u al Con tains Im por tant
Safe ty Information.
Read THIS IN STRUC TION MANUAL Care fully
and un der stand ALL IN FOR MA TION Be fore
Op er at ing THIS Tool.
• Al ways op er ate, in spect and main tain
this tool in ac cor dance with Amer i can
Na tion al Stan dards In sti tute Safe ty Code
of Por ta ble Air Tools (ANSI B186.1) and
any oth er ap pli ca ble safe ty codes and
reg u la tions.
• For safety, top per for mance and max i mum
du ra bil i ty of parts, op er ate this tool at
90 psig/6.2 bar max air pres sure with 3/8"
di am e ter air sup ply hose.
• Always wear im pact-re sis tant eye and
face pro tec tion when op er at ing or
per form ing main te nance on this tool.
Al ways wear hear ing pro tec tion when
us ing this tool.
• High sound levels can cause per ma nent
hearing loss. Use hear ing pro tec tion as
rec om mend ed by your em ploy er or
OSHA reg u la tion.
• Keep the tool in ef fi cient op er at ing
con di tion.
• Operators and main te nance per son nel
must be phys i cal ly able to han dle the
bulk, weight and pow er of this tool.
• Air un der pres sure can cause se vere
in ju ry. Nev er di rect air at your self or
oth ers. Al ways turn off the air sup ply,
drain hose of air pres sure and de tach tool
from air sup ply
be fore in stall ing, re mov ing
or ad just ing any ac ces so ry on this tool, or
be fore per form ing any main te nance on
this tool. Fail ure to do so could re sult in
in ju ry. Whip hos es can cause se ri ous in ju ry.
Al ways check for dam aged,
frayed or
loose
hos es
and
fit tings,
and
re place im me di ate ly. Do not use quick
detach cou plings at tool. See in struc tions
for cor rect set-up.
• Air powered tools can vi brate in
use. Vi bra tion, re pet i tive mo tions
or
un com fort able
po si tions
over
ex tend ed pe ri ods of time may be
harm ful to your hands and arms.
Dis con tin ue use of tool if dis com fort,
tin gling feel ing or pain oc curs. Seek
med i cal ad vice be fore re sum ing use.
• Place the tool on the work be fore
start ing the tool. Do not point or in dulge
in any horse play with this tool.
• Slipping, tripping and/or falling while
op er at ing air tools can be a ma jor cause
of se ri ous in ju ry or death. Be aware of
ex cess hose left on the walk ing or work
sur face.
• Keep body work ing stance bal anced and
firm. Do not over reach when op er at ing
the tool.
• Anticipate and be alert for sud den
chang es in mo tion dur ing start up and
op er a tion of any pow er tool.
• Do not carry tool by the hose. Pro tect the
hose from sharp ob jects and heat.
• Tool shaft may con tin ue to ro tate brief ly
af ter throt tle is re leased. Avoid di rect
con tact with ac ces so ries dur ing and af ter
use. Gloves will re duce the risk of cuts
or burns.
• Keep away from ro tat ing end of tool.
Do not wear jew el ry or loose cloth ing.
Se cure long hair. Scalp ing can oc cur if
hair is not kept away from tool and
ac ces so ries. Chok ing can oc cur if
neck wear is not kept away from tool
and ac ces so ries.
• Drill bits can bind sud den ly and cause
ro ta tion of the work piece or tool,
caus ing injury to arms and/or shoul ders.
Enough torque is gen er at ed to cause
falls. Al ways use sharp bits. Use less
downward pres sure at break through.
• Do not lu bri cate tools with flam ma ble
or vol a tile liq uids such as ker o sene,
die sel or jet fuel.
• Do not force tool be yond its rat ed
ca pac i ty.
• Do not remove any labels. Re place any
damaged la bels.
