Safety Guidelines - Definitions - Porter-Cable PCXB340SS Instruction Manual

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SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS

WARNING ICONS
Your power tool and its Instruction Manual may contain "WARNING ICONS" (a picture
symbol intended to alert you to and/or instruct you how to avoid a potentially hazardous
condition). Understanding and heeding these symbols will help you operate your tool
better and safer. Shown below are some of the symbols you may see.
SAFETY ALERT: Precautions that involve your safety.
PROHIBITION
WEAR EYE PROTECTION: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with
side shields.
WEAR RESPIRATORY AND HEARING PROTECTION: Always wear respiratory and
hearing protection.
READ AND UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTION MANUAL: To reduce the risk of injury,
user and all bystanders must read and understand instruction manual before using
this product.
KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM THE MOVING PART AND CUTTING SURFACE: Failure
to keep your hands away from the moving part and cutting surface will result in serious
personal injury.
SUPPORT AND CLAMP WORK
DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
DANGER
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will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
WARNING
!
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
CAUTION
!
may result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE: Used without the safety alert symbol indicates potentially
NOTICE
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in property damage.
WARNING
!
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 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. Avoid prolonged contact with dust from power sanding,
sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities. Wear protective clothing and
wash exposed areas with soap and water. Allowing dust to get into your mouth, eyes, or
lay on the skin may promote absorption of harmful chemicals.
WARNING
!
Use of this tool can generate and/or disperse dust, which may cause serious and
permanent respiratory or other injury. Always use NIOSH/OSHA approved respiratory
protection appropriate for the dust exposure. Direct particles away from face and body.
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