Safety - Bauer 20181F-B Owner's Manual & Safety Instructions

Electrical Safety
Do not expose power tools to rain or wet conditions.
Water entering a power tool will increase the risk of electric shock.
Battery tool use and care
Contains Li-Ion battery. Battery must be recycled or disposed of properly.
Do not open, crush, heat above 140° F or incinerate.
Service
Have your power tool serviced by a qualified repair person using only identical replacement parts.
This will ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained.
Stapler Safety Warnings
1. Operators and others in work area MuSt
wear anSi-approved safety goggles with
side shields during use. The employer is
responsible to enforce the use of eye protection
by the operator and others in the work area.
2. Keep fingers away from trigger when not
driving fasteners to avoid accidental driving.
3. choice of triggering method is important.
check manual for triggering options.
4. Always assume the tool contains fasteners.
5. Do not point the tool toward yourself or anyone
whether it contains fasteners or not.
6. Use only those fasteners listed in the
Specifications chart of this manual.
7. Do not actuate the tool unless the tool is
placed firmly against the workpiece.
8. Respect the tool as a working implement.
9. No horseplay. This tool is not a toy
and can be deadly if misused.
10. Do not load the tool with fasteners when any
one of the operating controls, such as the
Trigger or Contact Safety, is activated.
11. Do not remove, tamper with, or otherwise cause
the tool operating controls to become inoperable.
12. Do not operate the tool if any portion of
the tool operating controls is inoperable,
disconnected, altered, or not working properly.
13. Turn off the tool when:
a. Unattended.
b. Performing any maintenance or repair.
c. Clearing a jam.
d. Moving the tool to a new location.
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14. Do not make any modifications to this tool.
15. Refer to the tool maintenance instructions
for detailed information on the proper
maintenance of the tool.
16. Drive fasteners into an appropriate
work surface only. Do not attempt to discharge
fasteners into surfaces too hard to penetrate.
Do not drive fasteners on top of other fasteners,
or at too steep of an angle. Fasteners
can ricochet causing personal injury.
17. Do not drive fasteners too close to the edge
of a workpiece. They may split the workpiece
and fly free, causing personal injury.
18. Keep clear of the workpiece near the area being
fastened. Fasteners may bend sideways during
driving, causing them to exit the workpiece at
an unexpected point, causing personal injury.
19. Transport tool safely. Always turn off the tool
when moving the tool. Carry the tool by the
handle and avoid contact with the trigger.
20. Hold tool away from head and
body. During operation the tool
may kick back causing injury.
21. Do not drive fasteners into a workpiece
that has people, utility lines, or other
objects behind or inside it.
22. Keep balance while using this tool.
Keep area below clear if working
in an elevated location.
23. Do not engrave or stamp anything into
the housing to avoid weakening it.
24. Maintain labels and nameplates on the tool.
These carry important safety information.
If unreadable or missing, contact
Harbor Freight Tools for a replacement.
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