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GENERAL SAFETY RULES FOR POWER TOLLS
WARNING: Do not attempt to operate until you have read thoroughly and understand
completely all instructions, rules, etc. contained in this manual. Failure to comply
can result in accidents involving fire, electric shock, or serious personal injury.
Keep this owner manual and review frequently for continuous safe operation.
1. Know your machine. For your own safety, read the owner’s manual carefully.
Learn its application and limitations, as well as specific potential hazards pertinent to this
machine.
2. Make sure all tools are properly grounded. If the tool electrical plug has three
prongs. If should used with a three-hole electrical socket. If a three-prong to two-prong
adapter is used, the adapter lug must be properly grounded. Do not remove or otherwise
disable the third plug.
3. Keep guards in place and in working orders. If a guard must be removed for
maintenance or cleaning, make sure it is properly reattached before using the tool again.
4. Remove adjusting key and wrenches. Form habit of checking to see that keys
and adjusting wrenches are removed from the machine before turning it on.
5. Keep work area clean. Cluttered areas and workbenches increase the
likelihood of an accident.
6. Do not use in dangerous environments. Do not use power tools in damp or
wet locations, or expose them to rain. Keep work area well illuminated.
7. Keep children away. All visitors should be kept at a safe distance from work
area.
8. Make workshop childproof. With padlocks, master switches, or by removing
starter keys.
9. Do not force the machine. It will do the job better and be safer at the rate for
which it was designed.
10. Use the right tools. Do not force the machine or attachments to do a job for
which they were not designed. Contact the manufacturer or distributor if
there is any question about the tool’s suitability for a particular job.
11. Wear proper apparel. Avoid loose clothing, gloves, neckties, rings, bracelets,
or jewelry
which could be caught in moving parts. Nonslip footwear is recommended. Wear
protective hair covering to contain long hair.
12. Always use safety glasses. Also use face or dust mask if operation is dusty.
Everyday eyeglasses only have impact resistant lenses. They are NOT safety glasses.
13. Secure work. Use clamps or a vise to hold work when practical. It is safer
than using your hand and frees both hands to operate the tool.
