Stihl TS 440 Instruction Manual page 13

Consult your employer for information
regarding worksite conditions. Your
employer is likely to have in place an
OSHA-required respiratory protection
program and can provide information
regarding the required type and level of
respiratory protection needed for your
worksite. Alternatively, information is
available from OSHA at www.osha.gov.
See the section on "Respiratory
Protection" in the chapter "Sample
Applications" in this instruction manual.
Even if wet cutting at the recommended
flow rate, to reduce the risk of serious or
fatal respiratory illness or cancer an
operator who is working with the
machine for more than two hours in one
day should wear a NIOSH-approved
respirator rated for the material being cut
and with an Assigned Protection Factor
sufficient to provide the level of
respiratory protection needed for
worksite-specific conditions. Consult
your employer for information relating to
the respirator needed for your worksite-
specific conditions. Your employer is
likely to have in place an OSHA-required
respiratory protection program and can
provide information regarding the type
and level of respiratory protection
needed for your worksite conditions.
Information also is available from OSHA
at www.OSHA.gov. Consult and follow
any federal, state or local laws or
regulations with respect to dry and wet
cutting, including any requirements for
engineering controls, work practices and
respiratory protection to reduce
exposure to respirable crystalline silica
or other potentially harmful substances.
TS 440
WARNING
Cutting masonry, concrete and other
materials with silica in their composition
may produce dust containing crystalline
silica. Silica is a basic component of
sand, quartz, brick clay, granite and
numerous other minerals and rocks.
Inhalation of airborne crystalline silica
can cause serious or fatal respiratory
diseases, including silicosis. California
and some other authorities have listed
respirable crystalline silica as a
substance known to cause cancer.
OSHA has established a maximum
permissible exposure limit for crystalline
silica. When cutting materials that may
contain crystalline silica, always follow
the respiratory precautions described in
this instruction manual.
WARNING
Breathing asbestos dust is dangerous
and can cause severe or fatal injury,
respiratory illness or cancer, including
mesothelioma. The use and disposal of
asbestos-containing products are strictly
regulated by OSHA and the
Environmental Protection Agency. Do
not use your cut-off machine to cut or
disturb asbestos, asbestos-containing
products, or products such as pipes
which are wrapped or covered with
asbestos-containing insulation or
material. If you have any reason to
believe that you might be cutting
asbestos containing-material, or if you
cannot be sure, stop work and
immediately contact your employer or a
local OSHA or EPA representative.
WARNING
The STIHL TS 440 is designed for hand-
held use only. It should not be used on a
cart, as the added torque delivered by
the TS 440 will cause the drive belt
system to wear prematurely.
WARNING
Cutting with your cut-off machine resting
on the ground or other surface can
cause excessive wear to the bracket
designed to protect the bottom of the
tank housing. Loss of fuel and property
damage or severe personal injury or
death from fire may result. Replace
damaged or badly worn brackets
immediately.
WARNING
Grip: Never use the cut-off machine with
one hand. Always hold the cut-off
machine firmly with both hands when the
engine is running. Place your left hand
on the front handle and your right hand
on the rear handle and throttle trigger.
Left-handed users also must follow this
instruction in order to reduce the risk of
severe or fatal personal injury from
kickback and/or loss of control. Using
the machine "left-handed" positions your
body in the plane of the abrasive cutting
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