Safety Symbols; General Power Tool Safety Warnings; Work Area Safety; Electrical Safety - RIDGID 1210 Operator's Manual

1210 Oil-less Threading Machine

Safety Symbols

In this operator's manual and on the product, safety symbols and signal words are used to communicate important safety
information. This section is provided to improve understanding of these signal words and symbols.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this
symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
DANGER
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION
NOTICE indicates information that relates to the protection of property.
NOTICE
This symbol means read the operator's manual carefully before using the equipment. The operator's manual contains important
information on the safe and proper operation of the equipment.
This symbol means always wear safety glasses with side shields or goggles when handling or using this equipment to reduce
the risk of eye injury.
This symbol indicates the risk of fingers, hands, clothes and other objects catching on or between gears or other rotating parts
and causing crushing injuries.
This symbol indicates the risk of fingers, legs, clothes and other objects catching and/or wrapping on rotating shafts causing
crushing or striking injuries.
This symbol indicates the risk of electrical shock.
This symbol indicates the risk of machine tipping, causing striking or crushing injuries.
This symbol means always use a foot switch when using a threading machine/power drive to reduce the risk of injury.
This symbol means do not wear gloves while operating this machine to reduce the risk of entanglement.
General Power Tool
Safety Warnings*
WARNING
Read all safety warnings and instructions. Failure to follow
the warnings and instructions listed below may result in
electric shock, fire, and/or serious personal injury.
SAVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!
The term "power tool" in all of the warnings listed below
refers to your mains-operated (corded) power tool or bat-
tery-operated (cordless) power tool.

Work Area Safety

• Keep your work area clean and well lit. Cluttered or
dark areas invite accidents.
• Do not operate tools in explosive atmospheres,
such as in the presence of flammable liquids,
gases, or dust. Power tools create sparks which may
ignite the dust or fumes.
* The text used in the General Safety Rule section of this manual is verbatim, as required, from the applicable UL/CSA 60745-1 3rd edition standard. This sec-
tion contains general safety practices for many different types of power tools. Not every precaution applies to every tool, and some do not apply to this tool.
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• Keep children and by-standers away while oper-
ating a power tool. Distractions can cause you to
lose control.

Electrical Safety

• Power tool plugs must match the outlet. Never
modify the plug in any way. Do not use any adapter
plugs with earthed (grounded) power tools. Un-
modified plugs and matching outlets will reduce risk
of electric shock.
• Avoid body contact with earthed or grounded sur-
faces, such as pipes, radiators, ranges and refrig-
erators. There is an increased risk of electrical shock if
your body is earthed or grounded.
• Do not abuse the cord. Never use the cord for car-
rying, pulling or unplugging the power tool. Keep
cord away from heat, oil, sharp edges or moving
parts. Damaged or entangled cords increase the risk of
electrical shock.
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