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General Power Tool Safety Warnings
Read all safety warnings and all instrucons. Failure to follow the warnings and instrucons may result in electric
shock, re and/or serious injury. Save all warnings and instrucons for future reference.
The term “power tool” in the warnings refers to your mains-operated (corded) power tool or baery-operated
(cordless) power tool.
Work area safety
a) Keep work area clean and well lit. Cluered or dark areas invite accidents.
b) Do not operate power tools in explosive atmospheres, such as in the presence of ammable liquids, gases or dust. Power
tools create sparks which may ignite the dust or fumes.
c) Keep children and bystanders away while operang a power tool. Distracons can cause you to lose control.
Electrical safety
a) Power tool plugs must match the outlet. Never modify the plug in any way. Do not use any adapter plugs with earthed
(grounded} power tools. Unmodied plugs and matching outlets will reduce risk of electric shock.
b) Avoid body contact with earthed or grounded surfaces, such as pipes, radiators, ranges and refrigerators. There is an
increased risk of electric shock if your body is earthed or grounded.
c) Do not expose power tools to rain or wet condions. Water entering a power tool will increase the risk of electric shock.
d) Do not abuse the cord. Never use the cord for carrying, pulling or unplugging the power tool. Keep cord away from heat,
oil, sharp edges and moving parts. Damaged or entangled cords increase the risk of electric shock.
e) When operang a power tool outdoors, use an extension cord suitable for outdoor use. Use of a cord suitable for outdoor
use reduces the risk of electric shock.
f) If operang a power tool in a damp locaon is unavoidable, use a residual current device (RCD} protected supply. Use of an
RCD reduces the risk of electric shock.
Personal safety
a) Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common sense when operang a power tool. Do not use a power tool while
you are red or under the inuence of drugs, alcohol or medicaon. A moment of inaenon while operang power tools
may result in serious personal injury.
b) Use personal protecve equipment. Always wear eye protecon. Protecve equipment such as dust mask, non-skid safety
shoes, hard hat, or hearing protecon used for appropriate condions will reduce personal injuries.
c) Prevent unintenonal starng. Ensure the switch is in the o-posion before connecng to power source and/or baery
pack, picking up or carrying the tool. Carrying power tools with your nger on the switch or energizing power tools that have
the switch on invites accidents.
d) Remove any adjusng key or wrench before turning the power tool on. A wrench or a key le aached to a rotang part of
the power tool may result in personal injury.
e) Do not overreach. Keep proper foong and balance at all mes. This enables beer control of the power tool in unexpected
situaons.
f) Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or jewellery. Keep your hair, clothing and gloves away from moving parts. Loose
clothes, jewellery or long hair can be caught in moving parts.
g) If devices are provided for the connecon of dust extracon and collecon facilies, ensure these are connected and
properly used. Use of dust collecon can reduce dust-related hazards. 4) Power tool use and care
a) Do not force the power tool. Use the correct power tool for your applicaon. The correct power tool will do the job beer
and safer at the rate for which it was designed.
b) Do not use the power tool if the switch does not turn it on and o. Any power tool that cannot be controlled with the
switch is dangerous and must be repaired.
c) Disconnect the plug from the power source and/or the baery pack from the power tool before making any adjustments,
changing accessories, or storing power tools. Such prevenve safety measures reduce the risk of starng the power tool
accidentally.
d) Store idle power tools out of the reach of children and do not allow persons unfamiliar with the power tool or these
instrucons to operate the power tool. Power tools are dangerous in the hands of untrained users.
e) Maintain power tools. Check for misalignment or binding of moving parts, breakage of parts and any other condion that
may aect the power tool’s operaon. If damaged, have the power tool repaired before use. Many accidents are caused by
poorly maintained power tools.
f) Keep cung tools sharp and clean. Properly maintained cung tools with sharp cung edges are less likely to bind and are