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8340515
PERSONAL SAFETY
CAUTION! Wear protective equipment approved by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) or American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) when using this tool.
1. Dress properly, wear protective equipment. Use breathing, ear, eye, face, foot, hand, and head protection.
Always wear ANSI approved impact safety goggles, which must provide both frontal and side protection.
Protect your hands with suitable gloves. Wear a full face shield if your work creates metal filings or wood
chips. Protect your head from falling objects by wearing a hard hat. Wear an ANSI approved dust mask or
respirator when working around metal, wood and chemical dusts and mists. Wear ANSI approved earplugs.
Protective, electrically non-conductive clothes and non-skid footwear are recommended when working. Wear
steel-toed boots to prevent injury from falling objects.
2. Control the tool, personal movement and the work environment to avoid personal injury or damage to the
tool. Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use your common sense.
3. Keep articles of clothing, jewellery, hair, etc., away from moving parts to avoid entanglement with the tool.
4. Do not operate any machine / tool when tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medications.
5. Do not overreach when operating a tool. Proper footing and balance enables better control of a tool in
unexpected situations.
6. Use clamps or other practical ways to support or secure the work piece to a stable platform. Holding the
work piece by hand or against your body is not stable and may lead to loss of control and injury.
SPECIFIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. Keep hands and fingers away from the drilling area. Any part of body coming in contact with moving parts
could cause injury.
2. When operating the tool, use proper eye and hearing protection as well as protective gloves.
3. To maintain complete control, firmly hold your tool with both hands. Do not place hands over air vents.
Proper cooling of the motor is necessary to ensure normal life of the tool.
4. Never point the tool towards yourself. If it should slip, part of your body could come in contact with
moving parts.
5. Never force the tool. Excessive pressure could bend or break the tool or accessory, resulting in damage to
the tool, your work piece or serious personal injury. If your tool runs smoothly under no load, but does not
run smoothly under load, then excessive pressure is being used.
6. This tool will not stop moving immediately. Do not lay the tool down or leave it unattended until it has come
to a complete stop. A part that is moving could make the tool jump or grab a surface and pull the tool out of
your control.
7. Hold the tool by the insulated gripping surfaces when performing an operation where drilling may contact
hidden wiring or the cord of the charger. Contact with a "live" wire will make exposed metal parts of the tool
"live" and shock the operator.
8. Use an appropriate dust respirator when working for an extended period of time. This will help prevent
breathing in the fine dust created while working.
9. After changing the bits and accessories or making adjustments, make sure the chuck and any other
adjustment devices are securely tightened. Loose adjustment devices will be violently thrown.
10. Always use the correct size of accessory for the chuck. If the chuck size is larger than the accessory shank
size it will not grip the shank properly, leading to possible injury to the operator, damage to the tool
or work piece.
11. Always check accessory bits, grinding stones, cut-off wheels etc. for damage before each use. Damaged
accessories can break during use and cause serious injury.
12. Never use dull or damaged bits. Sharp bits must be handled with care. Damaged bits can snap during use.
Dull bits require more force to push the tool, possibly causing the bit to break.
13. Never touch the bit during or immediately after use. After use, the bit will be too hot to be touched
by bare hands.
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