
• Ourgoalistoproducetoolsthathelpyouworksafelyandefficiently.
ThemostimportantsafetydeviceforthisoranytoolisYOU.Yourcare
andgoodjudgmentarethebestprotectionagainstinjury.Allpossible
hazardscannotbecoveredhere,butwehavetriedtohighlightsomeof
theimportantones.
• Onlyqualifiedandtrainedoperatorsshouldinstall,adjustorusethis
powertool.
• Thistoolanditsaccessoriesmustnotbemodifiedinanyway.
• Donotusethistoolifithasbeendamaged.
• Iftheratedspeed,operatingpressureorhazardwarningsignsonthe
toolceasetobelegibleorbecomedetached,replacewithoutdelay.
Air Supply And Connection Hazards
• Airunderpressurecancausesevereinjury.
• Alwaysshutoffairsupply,drainhoseofairpressureanddisconnect
toolfromairsupplywhennotinuse,beforechangingaccessoriesor
whenmakingrepair.
• Neverdirectairatyourselforanyoneelse
• Whippinghosescancauseseriousinjury.Alwayscheckfordamagedor
loosehosesandfittings.
• Donotusequickdisconnectcouplingsattool.Seeinstructionsforcor-
rectsetup.
• Wheneveruniversaltwistcouplingsareused,lockpinsmustbe
installed.
• Donotexceedmaximumairpressureof90psi/6.3barorasstatedon
toolnameplate. Entanglement Hazards
• Keepawayfromrotatingdrive.Choking,scalpingand/orlacerations
canoccuriflooseclothing,gloves,jewellery,neckwareandhairarenot
keptawayfromtoolandaccessories.
• Glovescanbecomeentangledwiththerotatingdrive,causingsevered
orbrokenfingers.
• Rotatingdrivesocketsanddriveextensionscaneasilyentanglerubber-
coatedormetalreinforcedgloves.
• Donotwearloose-fittingglovesorgloveswithcutorfrayedfingers.
• Neverholdthedrive,socketordriveextension.
Projectile Hazards
• Alwayswearimpact-resistanteyeandfaceprotectionwheninvolved
withorneartheoperation,repairormaintenanceofthetoolorchanging
accessoriesonthetool.
• Besureallothersintheareaarewearingimpact-resistanteyeandface
protection.Evensmallprojectilescaninjureeyesandcauseblindness.
• Seriousinjurycanresultfromover-torquedorunder-torquedfasteners,
whichcanbreak,orloosenandseparate.Releasedassembliescan
becomeprojectiles.Assembliesrequiringaspecifictorquemustbe
checkedusingatorquemeter.
Note:So-called“click”torquewrenchesdonotcheckforpotentially
dangerousover-torqueconditions.
• Donotusehandsockets.Useonlypowerorimpactsocketsingood
condition.
• Ensurethattheworkpieceissecurelyfixed.
Operating hazards
• Disconnecttheairsupplybeforehandlingthescrewdriverbitorsocket,
adjustingtheclutchordismantlingthetool.
• Operatorsandmaintenancepersonnelmustbephysicallyableto
handlethebulk,weightandpowerofthetool.
• Holdthetoolcorrectly:bereadytocounteractnormalorsuddenmove-
ments–havebothhandsavailable.
• Immediatelyafteradjustingtheclutch,checkforcorrectoperation.
• Donotusewithreducedairpressureorinaworncondition:theclutch
maynotoperate,resultinginsuddenrotationofthetoolhandle.
• Alwayssupportthetool’shandlesecurely,inthedirectionopposite
tothespindlerotation,toreducetheeffectofsuddentorquereaction
duringfinaltighteningandinitialloosening.
• Ifpossible,useasuspensionarmtoabsorbthereactiontorque.Ifthatis
notpossible,sidehandlesarerecommendedforstraight-caseadpistol-
griptools;reactionbarsarerecommendedforanglenutrunners.Inany
case,itisrecommendedtouseameanstoabsorbthereactiontorque
above4Nm(3lbf.ft)forstraight-casetools,above10Nm(7.5lbf.ft)for
pistol-griptools,andabove60Nm(44lbf.ft)foranglenutrunners.
• Fingerscanbecrushedinopen-endedcrow-footnutrunners.
• Donotuseinconfinedspaces:bewareofcrushinghands
betweentoolandworkpiece,especiallywhenunscrewing.
Repetitive motion hazards
• Whenusingapowertooltoperformwork-relatedactivities,theoperator
mightexperiencediscomfortinthehands,arms,shoulders,neck,or
otherpartsofthebody.
• Adoptacomfortableposturewhilstmaintainingsecurefootingand
avoidingawkwardoroffbalancepostures.Changingpostureduring
extendedtaskscanhelpavoiddiscomfortandfatigue.
• Donotignoresymptomssuchaspersistentorrecurringdiscomfort,
pain,throbbing,aching,tingling,numbness,burningsensation,orstiff-
ness.Stopusingthetool,tellyouremployerandconsultaphysician.
Noise and Vibration hazards
• Highsoundlevelscancausepermanenthearinglossandotherprob-
lemssuchastinnitus.Usehearingprotectionasrecommendedbyyour
employeroroccupationalhealthandsafetyregulations.
• Exposuretovibrationcancausedisablingdamagetothenervesand
bloodsupplyofthehandsandarms.Wearwarmclothingandkeep
yourhandswarmanddry.Ifnumbness,tingling,painorwhiteningofthe
skinoccurs,stopusingtool,tellyouremployerandconsultaphysician.
• Holdthetoolinalightbutsafegripbecausetheriskfromvibrationis
generallygreaterwhenthegripforceishigher.Wherepossibleusea
suspensionarmorfitasidehandle.
• Topreventunnecessaryincreasesinnoiseandvibrationlevels:
• Operateandmaintainthetool,andselect,maintainandreplacethe
accessoriesandconsumables,inaccordancewiththisinstruction
manual;
• Donotusewornorill-fittingscrewdriverbits,socketsorextensions.
Workplace Hazards
• Slip/Trip/Fallisamajorcauseofseriousinjuryordeath.Beawareof
excesshoseleftonthewalkingorworksurface.
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