Section 1: Safety; Safety Instructions For Machinery - Grizzly G0592 Owner's Manual

SECTION 1: SAFETY

For Your Own Safety, Read Instruction
Manual Before Operating this Machine
The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible hazardous conditions. This
manual uses a series of symbols and signal words which are intended to convey the level of
importance of the safety messages. The progression of symbols is described below. Remember
that safety messages by themselves do not eliminate danger and are not a substitute for proper
accident prevention measures.
NOTICE

Safety Instructions for Machinery

1. READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE MANUAL
BEFORE STARTING
Machinery presents serious injury hazards
to untrained users.
2. ALWAYS USE
SAFETY GLASSES WHEN OPERATING
MACHINERY. Everyday eyeglasses only
have impact resistant lenses, they are
NOT safety glasses.
3. ALWAYS WEAR AN NIOSH APPROVED
RESPIRATOR
MACHINERY THAT PRODUCES DUST.
Wood dust is a carcinogen and can cause
cancer and severe respiratory illnesses.
-8-
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
WILL result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
COULD result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
MAY result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert
against unsafe practices.
This symbol is used to alert the user to useful information about
proper operation of the machine.
MACHINERY.
ANSI APPROVED
WHEN OPERATING
4. ALWAYS USE HEARING PROTECTION
WHEN OPERATING
Machinery noise can cause permanent
hearing damage.
5. WEAR PROPER APPAREL. DO NOT
wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties, rings,
or jewelry which may get caught in moving
parts. Wear protective hair covering to con-
tain long hair and wear non-slip footwear.
6. NEVER OPERATE MACHINERY WHEN
TIRED, OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. Be mentally alert
at all times when running machinery.
G0592 Metal Cutting Bandsaw
MACHINERY.