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ADDITIONAL SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
SANDERS
WARNING! This appliance is
not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of
experience and knowledge, unless they
have been given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance by a person
responsible for their safety.
Safety Warnings common for Sanding
Operations:
a) This power tool is intended to function
as a sander. Read all safety warnings,
instructions, illustrations and
specications provided with this power
tool. Failure to follow all instructions listed
below may result in electric shock, re
and/or serious injury.
b) Operations such as grinding, wire
brushing or cutting-o are not
recommended to be performed with
this power tool. Operations for which the
power tool was not designed may create a
hazard and cause personal injury.
c) Do not use accessories which
are not specically designed
and recommended by the tool
manufacturer. Just because the
accessory can be attached to your power
tool, it does not assure safe operation.
d) The rated speed of the accessory
must be at least equal to the maximum
speed marked on the power tool.
Accessories running faster than their rated
speed can break and y apart.
e) The outside diameter and the thickness
of your accessory must be within the
capacity rating of your power tool.
Incorrectly sized accessories cannot be
adequately guarded or controlled.
f) Threaded mounting of accessories
must match the spindle thread.
Accessories that do not match the
mounting hardware of the power tool will
run out of balance, vibrate excessively and
may cause loss of control.
g) Do not use a damaged accessory.
Before each use inspect the accessory
such as a backing pad for cracks,
tears or excess wear. If power tool
or accessory is dropped, inspect
for damage or install an undamaged
accessory. After inspecting and
installing an accessory, position
yourself and bystanders away from the
plane of the rotating accessory and
run the power tool at maximum no-
load speed for one minute. Damaged
accessories will normally break apart
during this test time.
h) Wear personal protective equipment.
Depending on application, use face
shield, safety goggles or safety
glasses. As appropriate, wear dust
mask, hearing protectors, gloves
and workshop apron capable of
stopping small abrasive or work
piece fragments. The eye protection
must be capable of stopping ying
debris generated by various operations
. The dust mask or respirator must be
capable of ltrating particles generated
by your operation. Prolonged exposure
to high intensity noise may cause
hearing loss.
i)Keep bystanders a safe distance away
from work area. Anyone entering
the work area must wear personal
protective equipment. Fragments of work
piece or of a broken accessory may y
away and cause injury beyond immediate
area of operation.
k) Position the cord clear of the spinning
accessory. If you lose control, the cord
may be cut or snagged and your hand
or arm may be pulled into the spinning
accessory.
l) Never lay the power tool down until
the accessory has come to a complete
stop. The spinning accessory may grab the
surface and pull the power tool out of your
control.
m) Do not run the power tool while
carrying it at your side. Accidental contact
with the spinning accessory could snag
your clothing, pulling the accessory into
your body.
n) Regularly clean the power tool’s air
vents. The motor’s fan will draw the
dust inside the housing and excessive
accumulation of powdered metal may
cause electrical hazards.
o) Do not operate the power tool near
ammable materials. Sparks could ignite
these materials.
p) Do not use accessories that require
liquid coolants. Using water or other liquid
coolants may result in electrocution or
shock.
Kickback and Related Warnings
Kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched
or snagged rotating wheel, backing pad,
brush or any other accessory. Pinching
or snagging causes rapid stalling of the
rotating accessory which in turn causes the
uncontrolled power tool to be forced in the
direction opposite of the accessory’s rotation
at the point of the binding.
For example, if an abrasive wheel is
snagged or pinched by the work piece, the
edge of the wheel that is entering into the
pinch point can dig into the surface of the
material causing the wheel to climb out or
kick out. The wheel may either jump toward
or away from the operator, depending on
direction of the wheel’s movement at the
point of pinching. Abrasive wheels may also
break under these conditions.
Kickback is the result of power tool misuse
and/or incorrect operating procedures or
conditions and can be avoided by taking
proper precautions as given below.
a) Maintain a rm grip on the power tool
and position your body and arm to allow
you to resist kickback forces. Always
use auxiliary handle, if provided, for
maximum control over kickback or
torque reaction during start-up. The
operator can control torque reactions or
kickback forces, if proper precautions are
taken.
b) Never place your hand near the
rotating accessory. Accessory may
kickback over your hand.
c) Do not position your body in the area
where power tool will move if kickback
occurs. Kickback will propel the tool in
direction opposite to the wheel’s movement
at the point of snagging.
d) Use special care when working
corners, sharp edges etc. Avoid
bouncing and snagging the accessory.
Corners, sharp edges or bouncing have a
tendency to snag the rotating accessory
and cause loss of control or kickback.
e) Do not attach a saw chain woodcarving
blade or toothed saw blade. Such blades
create frequent kickback and loss of
control.
Safety Warnings Specic for Sanding
Operations
a) Do not use excessively oversized
sanding disc paper. Follow
manufacturers recommendations, when
selecting sanding paper. Larger sanding
paper extending beyond the sanding pad
presents a laceration hazard and may
cause snagging, tearing of the disc or
kickback.
Unplug the sander before changing
accessories. Accidental start-ups may occur
if the sander is plugged in while changing an
accessory.
Disposing of dust. Be extremely careful of
dust disposal, materials in ne particle form
may be explosive. Do not throw sanding dust
on an open re. Spontaneous combustion,
may in time, result from a mixture of oil or
water with dust particles.
WARNING! Some dust created by
power sanding, sawing, grinding,
drilling and other construction activities
contain chemicals known to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints;
• Crystalline silica from bricks, cement and
other masonry products, and;
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically-
treated timber.
The risk from such exposures vary
depending on how often you do this type
of work. To reduce your exposure to these
chemicals; work in a well ventilated area,
and work with approved safety equipment,
such as those dust masks that are
specically designed to lter out microscopic
particles.
WARNING! When using mains-powered
equipment, basic safety precautions, including
the following, should always be followed to
reduce risk of re, electric shock, personal
injury and material damage.
