FEIN Power Tools FMM250Q manual Handling hazardous dusts

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Hold the power tool by the insulated gripping surfaces when performing operations where the application tool could contact hidden wir- ing or its own power cord. Contact with a “live” wire will also make exposed metal parts of the power tool “live” and shock the operator.

Use appropriate detectors to determine if utility lines are hidden in the work area or call the local utility company for assistance. Contact with electric lines can lead to fire and electric shock. Damaging a gas line can lead to explo- sion. Penetrating a water line causes property damage or may cause an electric shock.

Do not direct the power tool against yourself, other persons or animals. Danger of injury from sharp or hot application tools.

For all work or when changing application tools, always wear protective gloves. Danger of injury from the sharp edges of the applica- tion tools. Application tools can become very hot while working. Danger of burns!

Grasp the power tool in such a safe manner that your body never comes into contact with the application tool, especially while working with application tools such as saw blades or other blades pointed toward the grasping range. Touching sharp tips or cutting edges can lead to injuries.

The power tool is not permitted for operations or working with water supply. Water penetrat- ing the motor casing can lead to electric shock.

Do not rivet or screw any name-plates or signs onto the power tool. If the insulation is dam- aged, protection against an electric shock will be ineffective. Adhesive labels are recom- mended.

Clean the ventilation openings on the power tool at regular intervals. The motor blower draws dust into the housing. An excessive accumulation of metallic dust can cause an electrical hazard.

Handling hazardous dusts

WARNING When working with power tools, such as when grinding,

sanding, polishing, sawing or for other work procedures where material is removed, dusts develop that are both hazardous to one’s health and can spontaneously combust or be explosive.

Contact with or inhaling some dust types can trigger allergic reactions to the operator or bystanders and/or lead to respiratory infec- tions, cancer, birth defects or other repro- ductive harm.

Examples of such materials and therein con- tained chemicals, where hazardous dusts can develop when working them, are:

–Asbestos and materials containing asbestos;

–Lead-containing coatings, some wood types such as beech and oak;

–Minerals and metal;

–Silicate particles from bricks, concrete and other materials containing stone;

–Solvent from solvent-containing paint/var- nish;

–Arsenic, chromium and other wood pre- servatives;

–Materials for pesticide treatment on boot and ship hulls.

To minimise the unwanted intake of these materials:

–Use dust extraction matched appropriately for the developing dust.

–Use personal protective equipment, such as a P2 filter-class dust protection mask.

–Provide for good ventilation of the work- place.

The risk from inhaling dusts depends on the frequency how often these materials are worked. Materials containing asbestos may only be worked by specialists.

CAUTION Wood and light-metal dust can cause spontaneous combustion

or explosions.

Hot mixtures of sanding dust and paint/var- nish remainders or other chemical materials in the filter bag or the vac filter can self-ignite under unfavourable conditions, such as spark- ing from sanding metal, continuous sunlight or high ambient temperatures. To prevent this: