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Safety

!WARNING “READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS” — Failure to follow the SAFETY RULES identified by BULLET () symbol listed BELOW, and other safety precautions, may result in serious personal

injury.

Do not allow familiarity gained from frequent use of your miter saw to become commonplace. Always remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

THINK SAFETY! SAFETY IS A COMBINATION OF OPERATOR’S COMMON SENSE, KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAFETY AND

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND ALERTNESS AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE MITER SAW IS BEING USED.

!WARNING THE WARNINGS SHOWN BElOW CAN BE fOUND ON YOUR TOOl.

THESE WARNINGS ARE ONlY A CONDENSED fORM Of THE MORE DETAIlED SAfETY RUlES AND pRECAUTIONS THAT AppEAR IN YOUR OWNER’S MANUAl. THEY SERVE AS A REMINDER Of All SAfETY RUlES NEEDED fOR SAfE OpERATION Of THIS MITER SAW.

Some dust created by power ! WARNING sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and other construction activities contains chemicals known 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 and other masonry products, and

• 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.

!WARNING Do not use the Bosch CM8S miter saw to cut fiber cement board. The Bosch miter saw is not intended to cut fiber cement board.

DESIGNATED DANGER

ZONES - AVOID POSITIONING

HANDS, FINGERS OR ARMS

IN THE AREA DESIGNATED

BY THIS SYMBOL.

“SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS”

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Bosch Power Tools CM8S manual Safety