Porter-Cable RN175 instruction manual General Safety Rules, Read and Follow ALL Instructions

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES

DANGER: When using pneumatic tools, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of personal injury, including the following:

READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.

There are certain applications for which this tool was designed. Porter-Cable strongly recommends that this tool NOT be modified and/or used for any application other than for which it was designed. If you have any questions relative to its application DO NOT use the tool until you have written Porter- Cable and we have advised you.

1.Read and understand tool labels and manual. Failure to follow warnings could result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY. Fig. 1.

2. Operator and others in work area MUST wear safety glasses with side shields. These safety glasses must conform to ANSI Z87.1 requirements (approved glasses have “Z87” printed or stamped on them). Fig. 2.

3.Keep fingers AWAY from trigger when not driving fasteners to avoid accidental firing.

4.Choice of triggering method is important. Check manual for selectable triggering instructions. See Using the Tool with Selectable Triggering Options section of this manual.

5.Never point tool at yourself or others in work area. Fig. 3

6.Never use oxygen or other bottled gasses. Explosion may occur. Never use combustible gases or any other reactive gas as a power source for this tool: explosion and serious personal injury could result. Fig. 3 & Fig. 4.

Technical Service Manager

Porter-Cable Corporation

4825 Highway 45 North

Jackson, TN 38305

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