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7.2.2.3 GENERAL SAFETY RULES

s -ULTIPLEHAZARDS2EADANDUNDERSTANDTHESAFETYINSTRUCTIONSBEFORE

INSTALLINGOPERATINGREPAIRINGMAINTAININGCHANGINGACCESSORIESON

ORWORKINGNEARTHEPOWERTOOL&AILURETODOSOCANRESULTINSERIOUS

BODILYINJURY

s /NLYQUALIlEDANDTRAINEDOPERATORSSHOULDINSTALLADJUSTORUSETHE

POWERTOOL

s $ONOTMODIFYTHISPOWERTOOL-ODIlCATIONSMAYREDUCETHEEFFEC-

TIVENESSOFSAFETYMEASURESANDINCREASETHERISKSTOTHEOPERATOR

s $ONOTDISCARDTHESAFETYINSTRUCTIONSnGIVETHEMTOTHEOPERATOR

s $ONOTUSEATOOLIFTHETOOLHASBEENDAMAGED

s 7ARNINGSSHALLBEGIVENAGAINSTTHERISKOFEXPLOSIONORlREDUETOTHE

MATERIALBEINGPROCESSED

s 7ARNINGSSHALLBEGIVENAGAINSTTHERISKOFCUTTING

7.2.2.4 PROJECTILE HAZARDS

s &AILUREOFTHEWORKPIECEOFACCESSORIESOREVENOFTHETOOLITSELFMAY

GENERATEHIGHVELOCITYPROJECTILES

s !LWAYSWEARIMPACTRESISTANTEYEPROTECTIONDURINGOPERATIONOFTHE

TOOL4HEGRADEOFPROTECTIONREQUIREDSHOULDBEASSESSEDFOREACH

USE

7.2.2.5 ENTANGLEMENT HAZARDS

s %NTANGLEMENTHAZARDCHOKINGSCALPINGANDORLACERATIONSCANOCCUR

IFNECKWAREHAIRORGLOVESARENOTKEPTAWAYFROMTOOLANDACCES-

SORIES

7.2.2.6 OPERATING HAZARDS

s 5SEOFTHETOOLMAYEXPOSETHEOPERATORSHANDSTOHAZARDSINCLUDING

CRUSHINGIMPACTSCUTSANDABRASIONSANDHEAT7EARSUITABLEGLOVES

TOPROTECTHANDS

s /PERATORSANDMAINTENANCEPERSONNELMUSTBEPHYSICALLYABLETO

HANDLETHEBULKWEIGHTANDPOWEROFTHETOOL

s (OLDTHETOOLCORRECTLYBEREADYTOCOUNTERACTNORMALORSUDDEN

MOVEMENTSnHAVEBOTHHANDSAVAILABLE

s -AINTAINABALANCEDBODYPOSITIONANDSECUREFOOTING

s +EEPHANDSAWAYFROMROTATINGORRECIPROCATIONACCESSORIESSPINDLES

OROTHERMOVINGPARTS

s 2ELEASETHESTARTANDSTOPDEVICEINTHECASEOFANINTERRUPTIONOFTHE

ENERGYSUPPLY

s 5SEONLYLUBRICANTSRECOMMENDEDBYTHEMANUFACTURER

7.2.2.7 REPETITIVE MOTIONS HAZARDS

s 7HENUSINGAPOWERTOOLYOUMAYEXPERIENCEDISCOMFORTINYOUR

HANDSARMSSHOULDERSNECKOROTHERPARTSOFYOURBODY

s 7HILEUSINGAPOWERTOOLPOSITIONYOURBODYINACOMFORTABLE

POSTURE-AINTAINSECUREFOOTINGANDAVOIDAWKWARDOROFFBALANCED

POSTURES#HANGINGYOURPOSTUREDURINGEXTENDEDTASKSMAYHELP

AVOIDDISCOMFORTANDFATIGUE

s )FYOUEXPERIENCESYMPTOMSSUCHASPERSISTENTORRECURRINGDISCOM-

FORTPAINTHROBBINGACHINGTINGLINGNUMBNESSBURNINGSENSATION

ORSTIFFNESSDONOTIGNORETHESEWARNINGSIGNS0ROMPTLYTELLYOUR

EMPLOYERANDCONSULTAQUALIlEDHEALTHPROFESSIONAL

7.2.2.8 ACCESSORY HAZARDS

s /NLYUSESIZESANDTYPESOFACCESSORIESANDCONSUMABLESTHATARE

RECOMMENDEDBYTHEPOWERTOOLMANUFACTURER

7.2.2.9 WORKPLACE HAZARDS

s 3LIPSTRIPSANDFALLSAREMAJORCAUSESOFWORKPLACEINJURY"EAWARE

OFSLIPPERYSURFACESCAUSEDBYUSEOFTHETOOLANDALSOOFTRIPHAZARDS

CAUSEDBYTHEAIRLINEORHYDRAULICHOSE

s 0ROCEEDWITHCAREINUNFAMILIARSURROUNDINGS(IDDENHAZARDSMAY

EXISTSUCHASELECTRICITYOROTHERUTILITYLINES

s 4HISPOWERTOOLISNOTINTENDEDFORUSEINPOTENTIALLYEXPLOSIVEATMO-

SPHERESANDISNOTINSULATEDFROMCOMINGINTOCONTACTWITHELECTRIC

POWER

s -AKESURETHEREARENOELECTRICALCABLESGASPIPESETCTHATCOULD

CAUSEAHAZARDIFDAMAGEDBYUSEOFTHETOOL

7.2.2.10 DUST AND FUME HAZARDS

s $USTFROMSOMEWORKPROCESSESCANCAUSECANCERBIRTHDEFECTSOR

OTHERRESPIRATORYDISEASES2ISKASSESSMENTOFTHESEHAZARDSAND

IMPLEMENTATIONOFAPPROPRIATECONTROLSISESSENTIAL

s )FTHEPNEUMATICTOOLISUSEDINADUSTlLLEDENVIRONMENTEXHAUST

AIRCANCAUSEADUSTHAZARD

s $USTSANDFUMESGENERATEDWHENUSINGPOWERTOOLSCANCAUSE

ILLHEALTHFOREXAMPLECANCERBIRTHDEFECTSASTHMAANDORDER-

MATITISRISKASSESSMENTOFTHESEHAZARDSANDIMPLEMENTATIONOF

APPROPRIATECONTROLSOFISESSENTIAL

s 2ISKASSESSMENTSHOULDINCLUDEDUSTCREATEDBYTHEUSEOFTHETOOL

ANDTHEPOTENTIALFORDISTURBINGEXISTINGDUST

s /PERATEANDMAINTAINTHEPOWERTOOLASRECOMMENDEDINTHESE

INSTRUCTIONSTOMINIMIZEDUSTORFUMEEMISSIONS

s $IRECTTHEEXHAUSTSOASTOMINIMIZEDDISTURBANCEOFDUSTINADUST

lLLEDENVIRONMENT

s 7HEREDUSTSORFUMESARECREATEDTHEPRIORITYSHALLBETOCONTROL

THEM ATTHEPOINTOFEMISSION

s !LLINTEGRALFEATURESORACCESSORIESFORTHECOLLECTIONEXTRACTIONOR

SUPPRESSIONOFAIRBORNEDUSTORFUMESSHOULDBECORRECTLYUSED

ANDMAINTAINEDINACCORDANCEWITHTHEMANUFACTURERSINSTRUCTIONS

s 3ELECTMAINTAINANDREPLACETHECONSUMABLEINSERTEDTOOLAS

RECOMMENDEDINTHESEINSTRUCTIONSTOPREVENTANUNNECESSARY

INCREASEINDUSTORFUMES

s 5SERESPIRATORYPROTECTIONASINSTRUCTEDBYYOUREMPLOYERORAS

REQUIREDBYOCCUPATIONALHEALTHANDSAFETYREGULATIONS

7.2.2.11 NOISE HAZARDS

s 5NPROTECTEDEXPOSURETOHIGHNOISELEVELSCANCAUSEPERMANENT

DISABLINGHEARINGLOSSANDOTHERPROBLEMSSUCHASTINNITUSRING-

INGBUZZINGWHISTLINGORHUMMINGINTHEEARS

s 2ISKASSESSMENTOFTHESEHAZARDSANDIMPLEMENTATIONOFAPPROPRI-

ATECONTROLSOFISESSENTIAL

s !PPROPRIATECONTROLSTOREDUCETHERISKMAYINCLUDEACTIONSSUCHAS

DAMPINGMATERIALSTOPREVENTWORKPIECESFROM@RINGING

s 5SEHEARINGPROTECTIONASINSTRUCTEDBYYOUREMPLOYERORAS

REQUIREDBYOCCUPATIONALHEALTHANDSAFETYREGULATIONS

s /PERATEANDMAINTAINTHEPOWERTOOLASRECOMMENDEDINTHESE

INSTRUCTIONSTOPREVENTANUNNECESSARYINCREASEINNOISELEVELS

s 3ELECTMAINTAINANDREPLACETHECONSUMABLEINSERTEDTOOLAS

RECOMMENDEDINTHESEINSTRUCTIONSTOPREVENTANUNNECESSARY

INCREASEINNOISE 

7.2.2.12 VIBRATION HAZARDS

s %XPOSURETOVIBRATIONCANCAUSEDISABLINGDAMAGETOTHENERVES

ANDBLOODSUPPLYOFTHEHANDSANDARMS

s 7EARWARMCLOTHINGWHENWORKINGINCOLDCONDITIONSANDKEEP

YOURHANDSWARMANDDRY

s )FYOUEXPERIENCENUMBNESSTINGLINGPAINORWHITENINGOFTHESKIN

INYOURlNGERSORHANDSSTOPUSINGTHEPOWERTOOLANDTELLYOUR

EMPLOYER9OUSHOULDALSOSEEKMEDICALADVICEFROMAQUALIlED

OCCUPATIONALHEALTHPROFESSIONAL

s /PERATEANDMAINTAINTHEPOWERTOOLASRECOMMENDEDINTHESE

INSTRUCTIONSTOPREVENTANUNNECESSARYINCREASEINVIBRATION

s 3ELECTMAINTAINANDREPLACETHECONSUMABLEINSERTEDTOOLAS

RECOMMENDEDINTHESEINSTRUCTIONSTOPREVENTANUNNECESSARY

INCREASEINVIBRATIONLEVELS

s 3UPPORTTHEWEIGHTOFTHETOOLINASTANDTENSIONERORBALANCER

BECAUSETHEOPERATORCANTHENUSEALIGHTERGRIPTOSUPPORTTHETOOL

s (OLDTHETOOLWITHALIGHTBUTSAFEGRIPTAKINGACCOUNTOFTHE

REQUIREDHANDREACTIONFORCESBECAUSETHERISKFROMVIBRATIONIS

GENERALLYGREATERWHENTHEGRIPFORCEISHIGHER

7.2.3ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR PNEUMATIC

POWER TOOLS - AIR SUPPLY & CONNECTION HAZARDS

s !IRUNDERPRESSURECANCAUSESEVEREINJURY

s !LWAYSSHUTOFFAIRSUPPLYDRAINHOSEOFAIRPRESSUREANDDISCON-

NECTTOOLFROMAIRSUPPLYWHENNOTINUSEBEFORECHANGINGACCES-

SORIESORWHENMAKINGREPAIRS

s .EVERDIRECTAIRATYOURSELFORANYONEELSE

s 7HIPPINGHOSESCANCAUSESEVEREINJURY!LWAYSCHECKFORDAM-

AGEDORLOOSEHOSESANDlTTINGS

s 7HENEVERUNIVERSALTWISTCOUPLINGSCLAWCOUPLINGSAREUSEDLOCK

PINSMUSTBEINSTALLED

s $ONOTEXCEEDTHEMAXIMUMAIRPRESSURESTATEDONTHETOOL

s 5SEWHIPCHECKSAFETYCABLESTOSAFEGUARDAGAINSTPOSSIBLEHOSETO

TOOL ANDHOSETOHOSECONNECTIONFAILURE

s .EVERCARRYANAIRTOOLBYTHEHOSE

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