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It can be avoided by suitable cautionary
measures, such as described below.
a) Holdtheelectrictoolveryfirmlyand
bring your body and your arm into a
position in which you can resist the kick-
back force. Always use the supplemental
handle if available to give you the best
control over kickback force or reaction
timeduringacceleration.Theoperator
can master the kickback and reaction
force through suitable precautions.
b) Never bring your hands near a rotating
attachmenttool.Theattachmenttool
can run over your hand in the kickback.
c) Keep your body away from the area
in which the electric tool would move
duringakickback.Thekickbackdrives
the electric tool in the counter-direction
to the rotation of the grinding disc at
the blocked spot.
d) Work particularly cautiously in corner
areas or where there are sharp cor-
ners etc. Prevent the attachment tools
from recoiling from the workpiece and
jamming.Therotatingattachmenttool
tends to jam when near corners, sharp
edgesorwhenitrecoilsfromsuch.This
causes a loss of control or kickback.
e) Do not use chain or toothed saw bla-
des. Such attachment tools frequently
cause a kickback or loss of control over
the electric tool.
Special safety instructions
for grinding and cutting
a) Use only grinders which have
been approved for your electric
tool and the protective hood
intended for these grinders.
Grinders which are not intended for
theelectrictoolmaynotbesufficiently
shielded and are unsafe.
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b) Depressed Center grinding
wheels must be pre-assembled
so that their surface not abo-
ve the level of the edge of the
guard stands out. An improperly
mounted grinding wheel, which ext-
ends beyond the level of the edge of
theguard,notsufficientlyshielded.
c) The protective hood must be
securely attached to the elec-
tric tool and adjusted so that
the greatest level of safety is
reached, i.e., the smallest possib-
le amount of the grinder is expo-
sed to the operator.Theprotective
hood should protect the operator from
broken bits and accidental contact with
the grinder.
d) Grinders may only be used for
the recommended attachment
options. For example: Never
grind with the side surface of a
cutting disc. Cutting discs are for cut-
ting material using the edge of the disc.
Pushing sideways on these grinders can
break them.
e) Always use undamaged clamping
flanges of the correct size and
shape for the grinding disc you
selected.Suitableflangessupportthe
grinding disc and thus reduce the danger
of the grinding disc breaking. Flanges for
cutting discs can be distinguished from
flangesforothergrindingdiscs.
f) Do not use worn grinding discs
for larger electric tools. Grinding
discs for larger electric tools are not
set up for the higher rotation speeds of
smaller electric tools and can break.