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MATWELD, INC. PHONE:(270) 444-0085 FAX:(270) 443-6180
Matweld reserves the right to change parts, features, or specifications without notice. 10/09
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
TOOL OPERATORSAND MAINTENANCE PERSONNELMUSTALWAYS COMPLY WITHTHE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONSGIVEN INTHIS MANUAL,ANDWITHALLSTICKERSANDTAGSATTACHED TOTHE
TOOLAND HOSE. ALLSAFETY PRECAUTIONSARE GIVEN FOR YOUR SAFETY. READ TO UNDER-
STANDAND FOLLOWALLSAFETY, MAINTENANCEAND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU
USEOR MAINTAIN THETOOL.REVIEWTHE MANUALDAILYBEFORE USINGTHETOOL. INADDITION,
FOLLOWALL SAFETY GUIDELINES GIVEN TO YOU BYYOUR SUPERVISOR. DO NOT USE THE
TOOL IFYOU HAVEANYQUESTIONS ABOUTTHE OPERATION, SAFETY OR MAINTENANCE OFTHIS
TOOL. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR
EQUIPMENTDAMAGE.
MATWELD HAS NO CONTROL OVER TOOL USE OR OPERATION ONCE IT LEAVES THE MATWELD
PLANT. MATWELD HAS NO CONTROLOVER OPERATOR OR MAINTAINER SELECTION. THE CUS-
TOMER MUSTASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THETOOL’S SUITABILITY FORAPARTICULARFUNC-
TION, FORANYONE USING THE TOOLOR MAINTAININGTHE TOOL REGARDINGTHEIR FITNESS TO
USE THE TOOLOR REPAIR THE TOOL, UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPERATION AND SAFETYAND
MAINTENANCEMANUAL, INTELLIGENCE TO USE GOOD JUDGMENT IS NECESSARY TO WORK
SAFELYANDEFFICIENTLYWITHOUTENDANGERING THEMSELVES OR BYSTANDERS INTHE
WORK AREA.
• DO NOT OPERATE THE TOOL UNTILYOU HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLYAND PROPERLY TRAINED
OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OFAN INSTRUCTOR.
• CHECK POWER SOURCE DAILY TO DETERMINE IF CORRECT FLOW AND PRESSURE ARE
AVAILABLE. NEVER EXCEED FLOWS OR PRESSURES FOR THE TOOL BEING USED. PER-
SONALINJURYOR DAMAGE TO THE TOOLCAN RESULT.
• OPERATORS MUST CLEAR THE WORKAREA OF NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL. FLYING DE-
BRISCAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.
• THE OPERATOR MUSTBE FAMILIAR WITHALLPROHIBITED WORKAREAS SUCHAS UNSAFE
GRADES, POOR FOOTINGAREASAND OVERHEAD HAZARDS.
• MAINTAIN BALANCEAND PROPER FOOTINGATALLTIMES. NEVER OVERREACHTOTHE EX-
TENT THATA BROKEN PART OR SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE TOOL CAN CAUSE YOU TO
LOSE YOUR BALANCE AND FALL, OR CAUSE INJURY TO YOUR SELF OR SOMEONE ELSE.