Additional Safety Warnings; Important - Dremel VRT1 Consignes De Sécurité/D'utilisation

Additional Safety Warnings

Keep handles dry, clean and free from oil and
grease. Slippery hands cannot safely control the
power tool.
Develop a periodic maintenance schedule for
your tool. When cleaning a tool be careful not
to disassemble any portion of the tool since
internal wires may be misplaced or pinched or
safety guard return springs may be improperly
mounted. Certain cleaning agents such as
gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, ammonia, etc. may
damage plastic parts.
Empty your vacuum's dust canister before
use and before storing. Be extremely careful of
dust disposal, materials in fine particle form may
be explosive. Do not throw dust on an open fire.
Combustion from mixture of varnishes, lacquers,
polyurethane, oil or water with dust particles can
occur if there is a static discharge, spark
introduced in the box, or excessive heat.
Some dust created by power
sanding, sawing, grinding,
WARNING
drilling, and other construction activities
contains 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 and cement and
other masonry products, and
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically-
treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, 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
specially designed to filter out microscopic
particles.
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Symbols
IMPORTANT: Some of the following symbols
may be used on your tool. Please study them
and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of
these symbols will allow you to operate the tool
better and safer.
No load speed
n
Rotational speed, at no load
0
Rated speed
n
Maximum attainable speed
Revolutions per minute
Revolutions, strokes, surface
.../min
speed, orbits etc. per minute
Warning symbol
Alerts user to warning messages
Read manual symbol
Alerts user to read manual
Wear eye protection symbol
Alerts user to wear eye protection