Specific Safety Instructions

1.Operators and others in work area MUST wear ANSI-approved safety goggles with side shields during use. The employer is responsible to enforce the use of eye protection by the operator and others in the work area.

2.Keep fingers away from trigger when not driving fasteners to avoid accidental firing.

3.Choice of triggering method is important. Check manual for triggering options.

4.Always assume the tool contains fasteners.

5.Do not point the tool toward yourself or anyone whether it contains fasteners or not.

6.Do not actuate the tool unless the tool is placed firmly against the workpiece.

7.Respect the tool as a working implement.

8.No horseplay. This tool is not a toy and can be deadly if misused.

9.Do not load the tool with fasteners when any one of the operating controls, such as the Trigger or Safety Nosepiece, is activated.

10.Do not remove, tamper with, or otherwise cause the tool operating controls to become inoperable.

11.Do not operate the tool if any portion of the tool operating controls is inoperable, disconnected, altered, or not working properly.

12.Disconnect the tool from the air supply when:

a.Unattended.

b.Performing any maintenance or repair.

c.Clearing a jam.

d.Moving the tool to a new location.

13.Do not make any modifications to this tool.

14.Refer to the tool maintenance instructions for detailed information on the proper maintenance of the tool.

15.Fire fasteners into an appropriate work surface only. Do not attempt to fire fasteners into surfaces too hard to penetrate. Do not drive fasteners on top of other fasteners, or at too steep of an angle. Fasteners can ricochet causing personal injury.

16.Do not fire fasteners too close to the edge of

aworkpiece. They may split the workpiece

and fly free, causing personal injury.

17.Keep clear of the workpiece near the area being fastened. Fasteners may bend sideways during firing, causing them to exit the workpiece at an unexpected point, causing personal injury.

18.Transport tool safely. Always disconnect air supply when moving the tool. Carry the tool by the handle and avoid contact with the trigger.

19.Hold tool away from head and body. During operation the tool may kick back causing injury.

20.Do not fire fasteners into a workpiece that has people, utility lines, or other objects behind or inside it.

21.Keep balance while using this tool.

Keep area below clear if working in an elevated location, and secure air hose to prevent falls from bystanders accidentally pulling on it.

22.Obey the manual for the air compressor used to power this tool.

23.Install an in-line shutoff valve to allow immediate control over the air supply in an emergency, even if a hose is ruptured.

24.Do not engrave or stamp anything into the housing to avoid weakening it.

25.WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities, contains chemicals known [to the State of California] 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 or

other masonry products

• 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. (California Health & Safety Code § 25249.5, et seq.) WARNING: The brass components of

this product contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects (or other reproductive harm). (California Health & Safety code § 25249.5, et seq.)

26.The warnings and precautions discussed in this manual cannot cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. It must be understood by the operator that common sense and caution are factors which cannot be built into this product, but must be supplied by the operator.

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68068

68068 specifications

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