Porter-Cable D24938-044-2 Safety Guidelines Definitions, Important Safety Instructions

SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS

This manual contains information that is important for you to know and understand. This information relates to protecting YOUR SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS. To help you recognize this information, we use the symbols below. Please read the manual and pay attention to these symbols.

		Indicates an imminently			Indicates a potentially
		hazardous situation			hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death			which, if not avoided, may result in
or serious injury.			minor or moderate injury.
					Used without the safety
	Indicates a potentially
	hazardous situation				alert symbol indicates a
which, if not avoided, could result in				potentially hazardous situation which, if
death or serious injury.				not avoided, may result in property
				damage.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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 example of these chemicals are:

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lead from lead-based paints

crystalline silica from bricks and cement and 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, always wear MSHA/NIOSH approved, properly fitting face mask or respirator when using such tools.

When using air tools, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of of personal injury.

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