Safety Instructions - Hilti GX 90-WF Operating Instructions Manual

Location of identification data on the tool
The type designation and serial number can be found on
the type identification plate on the tool. Make a note of
this data in your operating instructions and always refer
to it when making an enquiry to your Hilti representative
or service department.

2 Safety instructions

2.1 Basic information concerning safety
In addition to the information relevant to safety given
in each of the sections of these operating instructions,
the following points must be strictly observed at all
times.
2.1.1 Requirements to be met by users
a) The tool is intended for professional use.
b) The appliance may be operated, serviced and re-
paired only by authorized, trained personnel. This
personnel must be informed of any special hazards
that may be encountered.
2.1.2 Personal safety
a) Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use
common sense when operating a direct fastening
tool. Don't use the tool when you are tired or under
the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication. Stop
using the tool if you experience pain or do not feel
well. A moment of inattention while operating the
tool may result in serious personal injury.
b) Avoid unfavorable body positions. Make sure you
work from a safe stance and stay in balance at all
times.
c) Wear non-skid shoes.
d) Never point the tool toward yourself or other per-
sons.
e) Never press the nosepiece of the tool against your
hand or against any other part of your body (or
other person's hand or part of their body).
f) Do not place your free hand directly behind the
material being fastened.
g) Keep other persons, especially children, away
from the area in which the work is being carried
out.
h) Keep the arms slightly bent while operating the
tool (do not straighten the arms).
i) Both the user and any other persons in the vicin-
ity must wear suitable personal protective equip-
ment including adequate eye protection, ear pro-
tectors and a hard hat.
2.1.3 Fastening tool use and care
a) Use the right tool for the job. Do not use the tool
for purposes for which it was not intended. Use it
only as directed and when in faultless condition.
b) Never leave a loaded tool unattended.
c) Remove the gas can from the tool before trans-
porting the tool.
Type:
Generation: 01
Serial no.:
d) Always unload the tool (remove the battery, gas
can and nails) before cleaning, servicing, and
repair work, before a break in your work, and for
storing the tool.
e) Store unused gas cans and tools that are not
currently being used in a dry place where they are
not exposed to moisture and high temperatures.
f) Check the tool or machine and its accessories for
damage and ensure that they function faultlessly
and as intended. Check that moving parts func-
tion correctly without sticking and that no parts
are damaged. All parts must be fitted correctly
and fulfill all conditions necessary for correct op-
eration of the tool. Damaged guards and parts
that are not integral elements of the service pack
that is available as an accessory (see "Care of
the tool") must be professionally repaired or re-
placed by the Hilti Service Team unless otherwise
specified in the operating instructions.
g) Always hold the tool firmly when making a fasten-
ing. This will reduce the possibility of the fastener
being deflected by the material into which it is
driven.
h) Never attempt to re-drive a fastener. Never drive
a fastener on top of another previously-driven
fastener. This may lead to fastener breakage and
jamming.
i) Always observe the application guidelines. For
more information, consult the Hilti Fastening
Technology Manual.
Do not pull the nosepiece back with your hand
j)
or with another object. This can prime the tool in
certain circumstances. When the tool is ready to fire,
fasteners could be driven inadvertently into parts of
the body.
2.1.4 Work area safety
a) Ensure that the workplace is well lit.
b) Operate the tool only in well-ventilated working
areas.
c) Drive fasteners only into wood and other suitable
wood materials (see "Use of the product as dir-
ected"): Driving a fastener into other materials may
cause the fastener to break, shatter or to be driven
right through.
d) Before driving fasteners, check that no one is
present immediately behind or below the working
surface.
e) Keep the workplace tidy. Objects which could
cause injury should be removed from the work-
en
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