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SAFETY
GUIDELINES
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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DEFINITIONS
This manual contains information that is important for you to know andunderstand. This
information relates to protecting
YOUR SAFETY
and
PREVENTING EQUIPMENT
PROBLEMS
. To help you recognize thisinformation, we use the symbols below. Please
read the manual and payattention to these symbols.
Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and
other construction activities contains chemicals that are known to cause cancer, birth defects
or other reproductive harm. Some example of these chemicals are:
• lead from lead-based paints
• crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry p
roducts
• arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber
Your risk of exposures to these chemicals varies, depending on how often you do this type
of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals, work in a
well-ventilated area, work
with approved safety equipment, and always wear a approved, properly fitting face mask or
respirator when using such tools.
When using air tools, basic safety precautions should always be followed toreduce the risk of
personalinjury.
Indicates apotentially
hazardoussituation which, if not avoided,
may
result in
minor or moderate injury.
Used without thesafety
alert symbol, indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may
result in
property damage.
Indicates animminently
hazardoussituation which, if not avoided,
will
result in
death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could
result in
death or serious injury.
