Safety Symbols; General Safety Rules; Work Area Safety; Electrical Safety - RIDGID RP 240 Manual

RP 240 Press Tool

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 under-
standing 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
DANGER
serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
WARNING
death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor
CAUTION
or moderate injury.
NOTI E
NOTICE indicates information that relates to the protection of property.
This symbol means read the operator's
manual carefully before using the equip-
ment. The operator's manual contains im-
portant information on the safe and proper
operation of the equipment.
This symbol indicates the risk of hands,
fingers or other body parts being crushed.

General Safety Rules*

WARNING
Read all safety warnings and instruc-
tions. Failure to follow the warnings and
instructions may result in electric shock,
fire and/or serious injury.
SAVE ALL WARNINGS
AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE!

Work Area Safety

• Keep your work area clean and well lit.
Cluttered or dark areas invite accidents.
• Do not operate power tools in explo-
sive atmospheres, such as in the pres-
ence of flammable liquids, gases or
dust. Power tools create sparks which may
ignite the dust or fumes.
• Keep children and by-standers a way
while operating a power tool. Distrac -
tions 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. Unmodified
* The text used in the General Safety Rules section of this manual is verbatim, as required, from the applicable UL/CSA 62841-
1 standard. This section contains general safety practices for many different types of power tools. Not every precaution ap-
plies to every tool, and some do not apply to these tools.
2
This symbol means always wear safety
glasses with side shields or goggles when
handling or using this equipment to re-
duce the risk of eye injury.
This symbol indicates the risk of electrical
shock.
plugs and matching outlets will reduce risk
of electric shock.
• Avoid body contact with earthed or
ground ed surfaces such as pipes, radi-
ators, ranges and refrigerators. There
is an increased risk of electrical shock if
your body is earthed or grounded.
• Do not expose power tools to rain or
wet conditions. Water en tering a power
tool will increase the risk of electrical shock.
• Do not abuse the cord. Never use the
cord for carrying, 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 electric shock.
• When operating a power tool outdoors,
use an extension cord suitable for out-
door use. Use of a cord suitable for out-
door use reduces the risk of electric shock.
• If operating a power tool in a damp loca-
tion is unavoidable, use a ground fault
circuit interrupter (GFCI) protected sup-
ply. Use of a GFCI reduces the risk of
electric shock.

Personal Safety

• Stay alert, watch what you are doing
and use common sense when operat-
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