
3.2Generalsafetynotes
Woodworkingmachinescanbedangerousifnotusedproperly.
Thereforetheappropriategeneraltechnicalrulesaswellasthe
followingnotesmustbeobserved.
Readandunderstandtheentireinstructionmanualbefore
attemptingassemblyoroperation.
Keepthisoperatinginstructionclosebythemachine,protected
fromdirtandhumidity,andpassitovertothenewownerif
youpartwiththetool.
Nochangestothemachinemaybemade.
Dailyinspectthefunctionandexistenceofthesafety
appliancesbeforeyoustartthemachine.
Donotattemptoperationinthiscase,protectthemachineby
unpluggingthemainscable.
Beforeoperatingthemachine,removetie,rings,watches,
otherjewellery,androllupsleevesabovetheelbows.
Removealllooseclothingandconfinelonghair.
Wearsafetyshoes;neverwearleisureshoesorsandals.
Alwaysweartheapprovedworkingoutfit:
‐safetygoggles
‐earprotection
‐dustprotection
Donotweargloveswhileoperatingthismachine.
Duringmachineoperationthesawguardmustalwaysbe
loweredtotheworkpiece.
Insurethattheworkpiecedoesnotrollwhencuttinground
pieces.
Usesuitabletableextensionsandsupportingaidsfordifficult
tohandleworkpieces.
Nevercutpiecesthataretoosmall.
Duringcuttingoperationtheworkpiecemustfirmlybepressed
againstthetablesurface.
Donotperformanyoperationfreehand.
Removecutandjammedworkpiecesonlywhenmotoris
turnedoffandthemachineisatacompletestandstill.
Donotreachunderthescrollsawtablewhenthemotoris
running.
Installthemachinesothatthereissufficientspaceforsafe
operationandworkpiecehandling.
Keepworkareawelllighted.
Themachineisdesignedtooperateinclosedroomsandmust
beplacedstableonfirmandlevelledtablesurface.
Makesurethatthepowercorddoesnotimpedeworkand
causepeopletotrip.
Keeptheflooraroundthemachinecleanandfreeofscrap
material,oilandgrease.
Stayalert,giveyourworkundividedattention.
Usecommonsense.Donotoperatethemachinewhenyouare
tired.
Donotoperatethemachineundertheinfluenceofdrugs,
alcoholoranymedication.Beawarethatmedicationcan
changeyourbehaviour.
Keepanergonomicbodyposition.
Maintainabalancedstanceatalltimes.
Neverreachintothemachinewhileitisoperatingorrunning
down.
Keepchildrenandvisitorsasafedistancefromtheworkarea.
Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.Beforeyouleave
theworkplaceswitchoffthemachine.
Donotoperatetheelectrictoolnearinflammableliquidsor
gases.
Observethefirefightingandfirealertoptions,forexamplethe
fireextinguisheroperationandplace.
Donotusethemachineinadumpenvironmentanddonot
exposeittorain.
Wooddustisexplosiveandcanalsorepresentarisktohealth.
Dustformsometropicalwoodsinparticular,andfrom
hardwoodslikebeachandoak,isclassifiedasacarcinogenic
substance.
Alwaysuseasuitabledustcollectiondevice
Beforemachining,removeanynailsandotherforeignbodies
fromtheworkpiece.