a) Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrect
powertoolforyourapplication. Thecorrectpower
toolwilldothejobbetterandsaferattheratefor
whichitwasdesigned.
b) Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoes
notturnitonandoff. Anypowertoolthatcannotbe
controlledwiththeswitchisdangerousandmustbe
repaired.
c) Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersource
beforemakinganyadjustments,changing
accessories,orstoringpowertools. Such
preventivesafetymeasuresreducetheriskof
startingthepowertoolaccidentally.
d) Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachof
childrenanddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwith
thepowertoolortheseinstructionstooperate
thepowertool. Powertoolsaredangerousinthe
handsofuntrainedusers.
e) Maintainpowertools.Checkfor
misalignmentorbindingofmovingparts,
breakageofpartsandanyotherconditionthat
mayaffectthepowertoolsoperation.Ifdamaged,
havethepowertoolrepairedbeforeuse. Many
accidentsarecausedbypoorlymaintainedpower
tools.
f) Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean. Properly
maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare
lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.
g) Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbits
etc.,inaccordancewiththeseinstructionsandin
themannerintendedfortheparticulartypeof
powertool,takingintoaccounttheworking
conditionsandtheworktobeperformed. Useof
thepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromintended
couldresultinahazardoussituation.
h)Keephandlesandgraspingsurfacesdry,clean
andfreefromoilandgrease.
Slipperyhandlesandgraspingsurfacesdonotallow
forsafehandlingandcontrolofthetoolin
unexpectedsituations.
5) Service
a) Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualified
repairpersonusingonlyidenticalreplacement
parts. Thiswillensurethatthesafetyofthepower
toolismaintained.
Additionalsafetyrulesformitre
saws
a) Mitresawsareintendedtocutwoodor
wood-likeproducts,theycannotbeusedwith
abrasivecut-offwheelsforcuttingferrous
materialsuchasbars,rods,studs,etc. Abrasive
dustcausesmovingpartssuchasthelowerguardto
jam.Sparksfromabrasivecuttingwillburnthelower
guard,thekerfinsertandotherplasticparts.
b) Useclampstosupporttheworkpiece
wheneverpossible.Ifsupportingtheworkpiece
byhand,youmustalwayskeepyourhandat
least100mmfromeithersideofthesawblade.
Donotusethissawtocutpiecesthataretoo
smalltobesecurelyclampedorheldbyhand. If
yourhandisplacedtooclosetothesawblade,there
isanincreasedriskofinjuryfrombladecontact.
c) Theworkpiecemustbestationaryand
clampedorheldagainstboththefenceandthe
table.Donotfeedtheworkpieceintothebladeor
cut freehand”inanyway. Unrestrainedormoving
workpiecescouldbethrownathighspeeds,causing
injury.
d) Pushthesawthroughtheworkpiece.Donot
pullthesawthroughtheworkpiece.Tomakea
cut,raisethesawheadandpullitoutoverthe
workpiecewithoutcutting,startthemotor,press
thesawheaddownandpushthesawthrough
theworkpiece. Cuttingonthepullstrokeislikelyto
causethesawbladetoclimbontopoftheworkpiece
andviolentlythrowthebladeassemblytowardsthe
operator.
e) Nevercrossyourhandovertheintendedline
ofcuttingeitherinfrontorbehindthesawblade.
Supportingtheworkpiece crosshanded”i.e.holding
theworkpiecetotherightofthesawbladewithyour
lefthandorviceversaisverydangerous.
f) Donotreachbehindthefencewitheitherhand
closerthan100mmfromeithersideofthesaw
blade,toremovewoodscraps,orforanyother
reasonwhilethebladeisspinning. Theproximity
ofthespinningsawbladetoyourhandmaynotbe
obviousandyoumaybeseriouslyinjured.
g) Inspectyourworkpiecebeforecutting.Ifthe
workpieceisbowedorwarped,clampitwiththe
outsidebowedfacetowardthefence.Always
makecertainthatthereisnogapbetweenthe
workpiece,fenceandtablealongthelineofthe
cut. Bentorwarpedworkpiecescantwistorshiftand
maycausebindingonthespinningsawbladewhile
cutting.Thereshouldbenonailsorforeignobjectsin
theworkpiece.
h) Donotusethesawuntilthetableisclearofall
tools,woodscraps,etc.,exceptforthe
workpiece. Smalldebrisorloosepiecesofwoodor
otherobjectsthatcontacttherevolvingbladecanbe
thrownwithhighspeed.
i) Cutonlyoneworkpieceatatime. Stacked
multipleworkpiecescannotbeadequatelyclamped
