B A N D I N G
Warning
1. STRAP BREAKAGE HAZARD
2. TRAINING
3. EYE INJURY HAZARD
4. FALL HAZARD
5. CUT HAZARD
6. NOISE HAZARD
7. TOOL CARE
(for further information
see maintenance section)
8. WORK AREA
SM-FT-1000 Banding Tool
T O O L I N G
S E C T I O N
1
Read these instructions carefully
Whilst the composite Smart Band® is considered significantly
safer than alternative metallic solutions, failure to follow these
instructions can still result in personal injury.
General safety considerations:
S martBand®isfreefromsharpmetallicedgeshoweveritis
importanttounderstandthatimproperoperationofthetoolor
sharpcornersontheloadcanresultinstrapbreakageduring
tensioningthatcouldresultinthefollowing:
–Asuddenlossofbalancecausingyoutofall
–Bothtoolandstrapflyingviolentlytowardsyourface
F ailuretoplacethestrapproperlyaroundtheload,anunstableor
shiftedload,couldresultinasuddenlossofstraptensionduring
tensioning.Thiscouldresultinasuddenlossofbalancecausing
youtofall.
P ositioningyourselfin-linewiththestrapduringtensioning,can
resultinpersonalinjuryfromflyingstraportool.Whentensioning,
positionyourselftoonesideofthestrapandkeepallbystanders
away.
T histoolmustnotbeusedbypersonsnotproperlytrained
initsuse.Becertainthatyoureceivepropertrainingfrom
youremployer.IfyouhaveanyquestionscontactyourHCL
representative.
F ailuretowearsafetyglasseswithsideshieldscanresultineye
injuryorblindness.Alwayswearsafetyglasseswithsideshields
whichconformtoANSIStandardZ87.1orEN166.
M aintainingimproperfootingand/orbalancewhenoperatingthe
toolcancauseyoutofall.Donotusethetoolwhenyouareinan
awkwardposition.
A lthoughtheSmartBand®isnotmetallicandtherefore
significantlylesslikelytocausecutstohandsorfingersitisstill
stronglyrecommendedthattheoperatorwearprotectivegloves.
Whenusingthepneumaticoption,earprotectionis
recommended.
– I nspectandcleanthetooldaily.Replaceallwornorbroken
parts
–Lubricateallmovingpartsapproximatelyevery50hoursofuse
– O nairpoweredtoolsalwaysdisconnectthepneumatic
connectiontothetoolwhenperformingpartremovaland
replacementprocedures.NEVERconnectapneumaticsourceto
adisassembledtoolunlessotherwisespecified
– Ifusedinseawater,washoffwithfreshwaterafteruse.
Keepworkareasunclutteredandwelllit.