Specified Conditions Of Use; Residual Risk - Milwaukee M18 SMS216 Original Instructions Manual

Any faults with the machine, including any related to the safeguard
or the saw blades, must be reported to the persons in charge of
safety as soon as the faults are discovered.
Do not clamp the protective swing guard.
Long workpieces must be adequately supported.
The handle lock must always be engaged when transporting the
mitre saw.
WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, personal injury, and product
damage due to a short circuit, never immerse your tool, battery pack
or charger in fluid or allow a fluid to flow inside them. Corrosive or
conductive fluids, such as seawater, certain industrial chemicals, and
bleach or bleach containing products, etc., Can cause a short circuit.
Never break open battery packs and chargers and store only in dry
rooms. Keep dry at all times.
Use only System M18 chargers for charging System M18 battery
packs. Do not use battery packs from other systems.
To avoid injury and damage, never immerse the tool, removable
battery or charger in liquid or allow liquid to penetrate them..
ADDITIONAL BATTERY SAFETY WARNINGS
WARNING! To reduce the risk of fire, personal injury, and
product damage due to a short circuit, never immerse your
tool, battery pack or charger in fluid or allow a fluid to flow inside
them. Corrosive or conductive fluids, such as seawater, certain
industrial chemicals, and bleach or bleach-containing products, etc.,
can cause a short circuit.
LASER
Do not stare into beam. Do not point laser light at other persons.
Do not view directly into beam with optical instruments (binocular,
telescope).
Do not point laser at reflective surfaces,
Avoid exposure to laser radiation. Laser may emit hazardous
radiation.
Do not replace the installed laser with a different type. Any repairs
must only be carried out by the authorized service agent.

SPECIFIED CONDITIONS OF USE

The mitre saw can be used for sawing solid wood, bonded wood,
glued veneer, materials similar to wood, and plastics.
Stock having a round or irregular cross section (such as firewood) must
not be cut, as it can not be securely held during cutting. When sawing
thin stock layed on edge, a suitable auxilary fence must be used for
firm support.

RESIDUAL RISK

Even when the product is used as prescribed, it is still impossible to
completely eliminate certain residual risk factors. The following ha-
zards may arise in use and the operator should pay special attention
to avoid the following:
• Impairment of hearing, restrict exposure and wear appropriate
hearing protection.
• Measures that can be taken by operator to possibly reduce the
effects of vibration and limit the amount of exposure.
• Health hazards caused by breathing dust developed when
sawing wood, wear a mask if necessary.
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BATTERIES
Battery packs which have not been used for some time should be
recharged before use.
Temperatures in excess of 50°C (122°F) reduce the performance of
the battery pack. Avoid extended exposure to heat or sunshine (risk
of overheating).
The contacts of chargers and battery packs must be kept clean.
For an optimum life-time, the battery packs have to be fully
charged, after use.
To obtain the longest possible battery life remove the battery pack
from the charger once it is fully charged.
For battery pack storage longer than 30 days: Store the battery pack
where the temperature is below 27°C and away from moisture Store
the battery packs in a 30% - 50% charged condition
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