IMPORTANTINFORMATION
TOAVOIDSERIOUSPERSONALINJURY,ALLUSERSAND
EMPLOYERS/OWNERSMUSTREADAND UNDERSTAND
ALL INSTRUCTIONSINTHISMANUALBEFOREOPERATING
ORMAINTAINING THISTOOL.
1
GENERALSAFETY RULES
PERSONALSAFETY
The employermustenforce theuseofsafetyglasses by
thetooloperatorandothersinworkarea.
Always
wearearprotectiontoprotectyourearsfromloudnoise,
Alwayswearhead protectiontoprotectyourheadfrom
flyingobjects.
Adustmask,non-skidsafety
shoesandahardhatmustbe usedforthe applicable
conditions.Wearafullface shieldifyou areproducing
metalfilings orwood chips.
Donotwearlooseclothingor
jewelry. Containlonghair. Keepyourhair, clothing,and
glovesawayfrommovingparts.Loose clothes, jewelry,
orlong haircan becaughtinmovingpartsandincreases
theriskofinjury.
Donotuse toolwhiletired orundertheinfluenceof
drugs,alcohol, ormedication.Amomentofinattention
ALWAYS WEAREARANDHEADPROTECTION.
USESAFETY EQUIPMENT.
DRESSPROPERLY.
STAYALERT,WATCH WHATYOUAREDOINGANDUSE
COMMON SENSEWHENOPERATING APOWERTOOL.
WORK AREA
KEEPTHEWORK AREACLEANANDWELLLIGHTED.
Cluttered benchesand darkareas increasetherisksof
accidents.
suchas inthepresenceofflammable
liquids,gases,ordust.The toolcreatesasparkwhich
mayigniteflammableliquids,gasesordust.
Donotletvisitorshandlethe
tool. All visitorsshouldbekeptsafetyawayfromwork
area.
Respectthetoolasaworkingimplement.
DONOTOPERATETHETOOLINEXPLOSIVE
ATMOSPHERES,
KEEPVISITORSAWAY.
NEVERENGAGEINHORSEPLAY WITHTHETOOL.
WARNING
keepthismanualforthe safetywarningsand precautions,
operating, inspection, maintenance.Keepthismanualand
thereceiptinasafeanddryplaceforfuturereference.
OPERATORSANDOTHERSINWORK AREAMUST WEAR
SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS. Whenoperating
thetool,always wearsafetyglasses withsideshields,
and makesureothersinworkareawearsafetyglasses,
tool. Safetyglassesmustconformtothe requirements
ofAmerican NationalStandards Institute,ANSIZ87.1
and provideprotectionagainstflying particlesbothfrom
thefrontand side.
TOOLUSEANDCARE
NEVERPOINTTOOLATYOURSELFOROTHERSIN
WORKAREA.
KEEPFINGERSAWAYFROMTRIGGERWHENNOT
DRIVING FASTENERSTOAVOIDACCIDENTALFIRING.
NEVERMODIFY ORALTERATOOL.
KNOWTHISTOOL.
USEONLYFASTENERSTHAT ARERECOMMENDEDFOR
YOUR MODELS.
CHECKFORMISALIGNMENTORBINDINGOFMOVING
PARTS,BREAKAGEOFPARTS,ANDANYOTHER
CONDITION THATMAYAFFECTTHETOOL'SOPERATION.
CHECKSAFETYBEFOREUSE.
DONOTUSETOOLIFTRIGGERDOESNOTACTUATE
PROPERLY.
NEVERUSETOOLWHICHISDEFECTIVEOROPERATING
ABNORMALLY.
MAINTAIN TOOLS WITHCARE.
Alwaysassumethetoolcontains
fasteners.Neverpointthetoolatyourselforothers,
whetheritcontainsfastenersornot.If fastenersare
mistakenlydriven,itcanlead tosevereinjuries.Never
engageinhorseplay withthetool. Respectthetool as a
working implement.
Nevercarrythetoolwithfingeron triggersinceyou
coulddriveafastenerunintentionallyand injureyourself
orsomeoneelse.Alwayscarrythetoolbythe handle
only.
Doingso maycause
ittomalfunctionandpersonalinjuriesmayresult.
Readmanualcarefully,learnits
applications andlimitations,as wellas the specific
potentialhazardsrelatedtothistool.
Donotuse thewrongfastenersorload
thefastenersincorrectly.
Ifdamaged, have thetool servicedbeforeusing.Many
accidentsarecausedbypoorlymaintainedtools.
Makesurethesafety
operatesproperly.Neverusethetoolunlessthesafetyis
operatingproperly,otherwise thetoolcoulddrivea
fastenerunexpectedly.Donottamperwithorremove
thesafety,otherwise thesafetybecomesinoperable.
Anytoolthatcannotbe controlledwiththe
triggerisdangerousandmustberepaired.
Ifthe toolappearstobeoperating
unusually,making strange noises,orotherwiseappears
defective,stopusing itimmediatelyandarrangefor
repairsby anauthorized servicecenter.
Keepthetoolcleanand
lubricatedforbetterandsaferperformance.
whileoperatingthetoolmaycauseserious injury.
Keep fingersawayfrom
triggerwhennotdrivingfasteners,especiallywhen
connecting thetooltothe airsupply.
keepproperfootingandbalance
atall times.Properfooting andbalanceenables better
controlofthetoolinunexpectedsituations.
Entangledorsnarledhoses can
causealoss ofbalance orfootinginadditionto
unintentionaltooloperation.Attachthehose tothe
structuretoreduce theriskofloss ofbalance ofthehose
shifts.
AVOIDUNINTENTIONALFIRING.
DONOTOVERREACH.
MAKESUREAIRHOSEISFREEOFSNAGSAND
OBSTRUCTIONS.DONOTATTACHANAIRHOSEOR
TOOLTOYOUR BODY.