Safety Symbols; General Power Tool Safety Warnings; Work Area Safety; Electrical Safety - RIDGID FlexShaft K9-306 Manual

FlexShaft™ Drain Cleaning 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 understand-
ing 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
DANGER
or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death
WARNING
or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor
CAUTION
or moderate injury.
NOTICE indicates information that relates to the protection of property.
NOTICE
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 opera-
tion of the equipment.
This symbol means always wear safety
glasses with side shields or goggles while
using this equipment to reduce the risk of
eye injury.
This symbol indicates the risk of hands,
fingers or other body parts being caught,
wrapped or crushed in the drain cleaning
FlexShaft.
This symbol indicates the risk of the elec-
trical shock.
General Power Tool
Safety Warnings*
WARNING
Read all safety warnings, instructions,
illustrations and specifications provided
with this power tool. Failure to follow all
instructions listed below may result in
electric shock, fire and/or serious injury.
SAVE ALL WARNINGS
AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE!
The term "power tool" in the warnings refers
to your mains-operated (corded) power tool or
battery-operated (cordless) power tool.

Work Area Safety

• Keep work area clean and well lit. Clut-
tered or dark areas invite accidents.
• Do not operate power tools in explo-
*The text used in the general power tool safety warnings section of this manual is verbatim, as required, from the ap-
plicable UL/CSA/EN 62841-1 standard. This section 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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This symbol indicates the risk of fingers or
other body parts being caught, wrapped,
crushed or struck by the chain knocker.
Do not operate tool with the cable end outside
of the drain.
This symbol means always wear gloves
when handling or using this equipment to
reduce the risk of infections, burns or other
serious personal injury from the drain contents.
This symbol indicates that the marked
equipment exceeds 55 lbs (25kg). Ex-
ercise caution when lifting or moving to
reduce the risk of injury.
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 away
while 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. Unmodified
plugs and matching outlets will reduce
risk of electric shock.
• Avoid body contact with earthed or
grounded 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
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