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• To reduce the risk of burns or other
fire damage, never use the saw
near flammable liquids, vapors or
gases.
• To reduce the risk of injury, don’t do
layout, assembly, or setup work on
the table while blade is spinning. It
could cut or throw anything hitting
the blade.
Plan your work
• Use the right tool. Don’t force tool or
attachment to do a job it was not
designed for.
Inspect your workpiece.
• Make sure there are no nails or for-
eign objects in the part of the work-
piece to be cut.
• When cutting irregularly shaped
workpieces, plan your work so it will
not slip and pinch the blade:
• A piece of molding for example,
must lie flat or be held by a fixture of
jig that will not let it twist, rock or slip
while being cut. Use jigs or fixtures
where needed to prevent workpiece
shifting.
• Use a different, better suited type of
tool for work that can’t be made stable.
Plan your cut.
• To reduce the risk of kickbacks and
throwbacks which occur when a part
or all of the workpiece binds on the
blade and is thrown violently back
toward the front of the saw:
- Never cut Freehand. Always use
either a rip fence, miter gauge or
fixture to position and guide the
work, so it won’t twist or bind on
the blade and kickback.
- Make sure there’s no debris
between the workpiece and its
supports.
• Use extra caution with large, very
small or awkward workpieces.
• Use extra supports (tables, saw
horses, blocks, etc.) for any work-
pieces large enough to tip when not
held down to the table top. Never
use another person as a substitute
for a table extension, or as addi-
tional support for a workpiece that is
longer or wider than the basic saw
table, or to help feed, support or pull
the workpiece.
• Never confine the piece being cut
off, that is, the piece not against the
fence, miter gauge or fixture. Never
hold it, clamp it, touch it, or use
length stops against it. It must be
free to move. If confined, it could get
wedged against the blade and
cause a kickback or throwback.
• Never cut more than one workpiece
at a time.
• Never turn your table saw “ON”
before clearing everything except
the workpiece and related support
devices off the table.
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears
Dress for safety
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves,
neckties or jewelry (rings, wrist
watches). They can get caught and
draw you into moving parts.
• Wear nonslip footwear.
• Tie back long hair.
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.
• Noise levels vary widely. To reduce
the risk of possible hearing damage,
wear ear plugs or muffs when using
table saw for hours at a time.
