Important Safety Information; Meanings Of Signal Words; General Power Tool Safety Warnings - Hitachi DH 38YE2 Safety Instructions And Instruction Manual

IMP ORT ANT SAF E T Y INF ORMAT ION
Re a d a n d u n d e rs ta n d a ll o f th e s a fe ty p re c a u tio n s , wa rn in g s a n d o p e ra tin g in s tru c tio n s in th e In s tru c tio n Ma n u a l
b e fo re o p e ra tin g o r ma in ta in in g th is p o we r to o l.
Mo s t a c c id e n ts th a t re s u lt fro m p o we r to o l o p e ra tio n a n d ma in te n a n c e a re c a u s e d b y th e fa ilu re to o b s e rv e b a s ic
s a fe ty ru le s o r p re c a u tio n s . An a c c id e n t c a n o fte n b e a v o id e d b y re c o g n iz in g a p o te n tia lly h a z a rd o u s s itu a tio n
b e fo re it o c c u rs , a n d b y o b s e rv in g a p p ro p ria te s a fe ty p ro c e d u re s .
Ba s ic s a fe ty p re c a u tio n s a re o u tlin e d in th e " SAF E T Y" s e c tio n o f th is In s tru c tio n Ma n u a l a n d in th e s e c tio n s wh ic h
c o n ta in th e o p e ra tio n a n d ma in te n a n c e in s tru c tio n s .
Ha z a rd s th a t mu s t b e a v o id e d to p re v e n t b o d ily in ju ry o r ma c h in e d a ma g e a re id e n tifie d b y WARNINGS o n th e
p o we r to o l a n d in th is In s tru c tio n Ma n u a l.
NE VE R u s e th is p o we r to o l in a ma n n e r th a t h a s n o t b e e n s p e c ific a lly re c o mme n d e d b y HIT ACHI.
ME ANINGS OF SIGNAL WORDS
WARNING in d ic a te s a p o te n tia lly h a z a rd o u s s itu a tio n s wh ic h , if ig n o re d , c o u ld re s u lt in d e a th o r s e rio u s in ju ry .
CAUT ION in d ic a te s a p o te n tia lly h a z a rd o u s s itu a tio n s wh ic h , if n o t a v o id e d , ma y re s u lt in min o r o r mo d e ra te
in ju ry , o r ma y c a u s e ma c h in e d a ma g e .
NOT E e mp h a s iz e s e s s e n tia l in fo rma tio n .
GE NE RAL P OWE R T OOL SAF E T Y WARNINGS
WARNING:
Re a d a ll s a fe ty wa rn in g s a n d in s tru c tio n s .
F a ilu re to fo llo w th e wa rn in g s a n d in s tru c tio n s ma y re s u lt in e le c tric s h o c k , fire a n d /o r s e rio u s in ju ry .
Sa v e a ll wa rn in g s a n d in s tru c tio n s fo r fu tu re re fe re n c e .
T h e te rm " p o we r to o l" in th e wa rn in g s re fe rs to y o u r ma in s -o p e ra te d (c o rd e d ) p o we r to o l o r b a tte ry -o p e ra te d
(c o rd le s s ) p o we r to o l.
1 ) Wo rk a re a s a fe ty
a ) Ke e p wo rk a re a c le a n a n d we ll lit.
Clu tte re d o r d a rk a re a s in v ite a c c id e n ts .
b ) Do n o t o p e r a t e p o we r t o o ls in e x p lo s iv e
a t mo s p h e r e s , s u c h a s in t h e p r e s e n c e o f
fla mma b le liq u id s , g a s e s o r d u s t.
P o we r to o ls c re a te s p a rk s wh ic h ma y ig n ite
th e d u s t o f fu me s .
c ) Ke e p c h ild re n a n d b y s ta n d e rs a wa y wh ile
o p e ra tin g a p o we r to o l.
Dis tra c tio n s c a n c a u s e y o u to lo s e c o n tro l.
2 ) E le c tric a l s a fe ty
a ) P o we r to o l p lu g s mu s t ma tc h th e o u tle t.
Ne v e r mo d ify th e p lu g in a n y wa y .
Do n o t u s e a n y a d a p te r p lu g s with e a rth e d
(g ro u n d e d ) p o we r to o ls .
Un mo d ifie d p lu g s a n d ma tc h in g o u tle ts will
re d u c e ris k o f e le c tric s h o c k .
b ) Av o id b o d y c o n ta c t with e a rth e d o r g ro u n d e d
s u rfa c e s s u c h a s p ip e s , ra d ia to rs , ra n g e s a n d
re frig e ra to rs .
T h e re is a n in c re a s e d ris k o f e le c tric s h o c k if
y o u r b o d y is e a rth e d o r g ro u n d e d .
SAF E T Y
c ) Do n o t e x p o s e p o we r to o ls to ra in o r we t
c o n d itio n s .
Wa te r e n te rin g a p o we r to o l will in c re a s e th e
ris k o f e le c tric s h o c k .
d ) Do n o t a b u s e th e c o rd . Ne v e r u s e th e c o rd fo r
c a rry in g , p u llin g o r u n p lu g g in g th e p o we r to o l.
Ke e p c o rd a wa y fro m h e a t, o il, s h a rp e d g e s
o r mo v in g p a rts .
Da ma g e d o r e n ta n g le d c o rd s in c re a s e th e ris k
o f e le c tric s h o c k .
e ) Wh e n o p e ra tin g a p o we r to o l o u td o o rs , u s e
a n e x te n s io n c o rd s u ita b le fo r o u td o o r u s e .
Us e o f a c o rd s u ita b le fo r o u td o o r u s e re d u c e s
th e ris k o f e le c tric s h o c k .
f) If o p e ra tin g a p o we r to o l in a d a mp lo c a tio n
is u n a v o id a b le , u s e a re s id u a l c u rre n t d e v ic e
(RCD) p ro te c te d s u p p ly .
Us e o f a n RCD re d u c e s th e ris k o f e le c tric s h o c k .
3 ) P e rs o n a l s a fe ty
a ) Sta y a le rt, wa tc h wh a t y o u a re d o in g a n d u s e
c o mmo n s e n s e wh e n o p e ra tin g a p o we r to o l.
Do n o t u s e a p o we r to o l wh ile y o u a re tire d
o r u n d e r th e in flu e n c e o f d ru g s , a lc o h o l o r
me d ic a tio n .
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