Safety Instructions For Abrasive Cut-Off Machine; Safety Signal Words; Before Using This Tool; When Installing Or Moving This Tool - RIDGID CM 1400 Owner's Manual

Safety Instructions For Abrasive Cut-Off Machine

Safety is a combination of common sense, staying alert and knowing how your cut-off machine works. Read this man-
ual to understand this cut-off machine.

Safety Signal Words

DANGER: means if the safety information is not followed
someone will be seriously injured or killed.

Before Using This Tool

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-bases 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 spe-
cially designed to filter out microscopic particles.

When Installing Or Moving This Tool

• Before moving this tool, chain the power head in the
lower position. Unplug the power cord.
• To reduce the risk of back injury, get help when you
need to lift the machine.
WARNING: means if the safety information is not fol-
lowed someone could be seriously injured or killed.
CAUTION: means if the safety information is not followed
someone may be injured.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of mistakes that
could cause serious, permanent injury, do not plug
the saw in until the following steps have been sat-
isfactorily completed.
• Completely assemble and align tool. (See "Assembly"
and "Alignment" sections within.)
• Learn the use and function of the ON-OFF switch,
upper and lower blade guards, arbor lock, and work-
piece clamp. (See "Getting to Know Your Abrasive Cut-
Off Machine" section within.)
• Review and understand all safety instructions and
operating procedures in this manual.
• Review the maintenance methods for this tool. (See
"Maintenance" section within).
• Find and read the following labels on the cut-off
machine:
• Never carry the tool by the cord or power head trigger
handle. Damage to insulation could cause an electric
shock. Damage to wire connections could cause a fire.
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