Health Hazards. Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some ex- amples of these chemicals are:
*Lead from
*Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products.
*Arsenic and chromium from
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
Familiarize yourself with the following safety notices used in this manual:
!CAUTION: (This means that if precautions are not heeded, it may result in minor or moderate injury and/or possible machine damage)
!WARNING: (This means that if precautions are not heeded, it could result in serious injury or possibly even death).
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