Important safety instructions
Risk of eye or head injury
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• Air powered equipment are capable of propelling | • Always wear safety glasses with side shields. | |
materials such as fasteners, metal chips, saw dust, | • Never leave operating tool unattended. Disconnect air | |
and other debris at high speed, which could result in | ||
hose when tool is not in use. | ||
serious eye injury. | ||
• Wearing hearing protection and helmet during operation | ||
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• Tool attachments can become loose or break and fly | • For additional protection use an approved face shield in | |
apart propelling particles at the operator and others in | addition to safety glasses. | |
the work area. |
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• Compressed air can be hazardous. The air stream can | • Make sure all connections are secure and check air | |
cause injury to soft tissue areas such as eyes, ears, etc. | hoses for weak or worn condition before each use. | |
Particles or objects propelled by the stream can cause injury. |
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Risk of fire or explosion
What could happen | How to prevent it |
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• Air nailers/staplers are capable of generating sparks | • Never operate tools near flammable substances as |
which could result in ignition of flammable materials. | gasoline, cleaning solvents, etc. |
| • Work in a clean, well ventilated area. |
| • Never use oxygen, carbon dioxide or other gases as an |
| air source for air tools. |
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• Exceeding the maximum pressure rating of tools | • Use compressed air regulated to a maximum pressure at |
or accessories could cause an explosion resulting in | or below the rated pressure of any attachments. |
serious injury. | • Connect tool to air supply hose with a coupling that |
| automatically removes all pressure from the tool when |
| the coupling is disconnected. |
| • Do not exceed maximum operating pressure of this tool |
| of 120 PSI. |
| • Only use air hose that is rated for a maximum working |
| pressure of at least 120 PSI or 150% of the maximum |
| system pressure, which ever is greater. |
| • Always verify prior to using the tool that the air source |
| has been adjusted to the rated air pressure range. |
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