General Safety Rules - Rotabroach Element30/3 Manual

Element 3 0 M anual
1 ) I NTENDED U SE
The i ntended u se o f t his m agnetic d rill, i s t o d rill h oles i n f errous m etals. T he m agnet i s u sed t o h old
the d rill i n p lace w hilst t he d rill i s f unctioning. I t i s d esigned f or u se i n f abrication, c onstruction,
railways, p etrochemical a nd a ny o ther a pplications w hen d rilling f errous m etal.
Any d eviation f rom i ts i ntended u se w ill n ot b e c overed b y w arranty.
2) G ENERAL S AFETY R ULES
WARNING! W hen u sing e lectric t ools b asic s afety p recautions s hould a lways b e f ollowed t o r educe t he r isk o f
fire, e lectric s hock a nd p ersonal i njury, i ncluding t he f ollowing.
Read a ll t hese i nstructions b efore a ttempting t o o perate t he m achine.
Remove t he p ower s upply b efore c arrying o ut a ny a djustment, s ervicing o r m aintenance.
1. Keep w ork a rea c lear -­‐ c luttered a reas a nd b enches i nvite i njuries.
2. Consider w ork a rea e nvironment;
• Do n ot e xpose t ools t o r ain.
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Do n ot u se t ools i n d amp o r w et l ocations.
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Keep w ork a rea w ell l it ( 500 L ux r ecommended).
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Do n ot u se t ools i n t he p resence o f f lammable l iquid o r g ases.
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Ensure t here i s a dequate s pace t o g ain a ccess t o t he p lug, m ains a nd m otor o n/off s witches.
3. Guard a gainst e lectric s hock:
Avoid b ody c ontact w ith e arthed o r g round s urfaces ( e.g. p ipes, r adiators, c ookers a nd r efrigerators).
Electric s afety c an b e f urther i mproved b y u sing a h igh-­‐sensitivity ( 30 m A /0.1s) r esidual c urrent d evice
(RCD).
4. Keep o ther p ersons a way! D O N OT l et u ntrained p ersons, e specially c hildren, t ouch t he t ool o r t he e xtension
cord a nd k eep t hem a way f rom t he w ork a rea.
5. Store i dle t ools w hen n ot i n u se. A ll t ools s hould b e s tored i n a d ry l ocked-­‐up p lace, o ut o f r each o f c hildren.
6. Do n ot f orce t he m achine. I t w ill d o t he j ob b etter a nd s afer a t t he r ate f or w hich i t w as i ntended.
7. Use t he r ight t ool;
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Do n ot f orce s mall t ools t o d o t he j ob o f a h eavy d uty t ool.
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Do n ot u se t his t ool f or p urposes n ot i ntended: e .g. d o n ot u se t he m agnetic d rill t o c ut t ree l ogs.
8. Dress p roperly;
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Do n ot w ear l oose c lothing o r j ewellery; t hey c an b e c aught i n m oving p arts.
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Non-­‐skid f ootwear i s r ecommended w hen w orking o utdoors.
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Wear a p rotective h air c overing t o c ontain l ong h air. T his w ill r educe t he r isk o f e ntanglement.
9. Use p rotective e quipment w hen u sing t his m achine;
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Use s afety g lasses t o p revent d ebris f rom d amaging e yes.
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Use e ar d efenders o r e ar p lugs f or h earing p rotection.
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Use f ace o r d ust m asks i f c utting o perations c reate d ust.
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Use p rotective g loves t o p revent s warf o r d ebris c utting t he s kin.
10. When u sing t he d rill, a lways e nsure a s afe o perating d istance f rom a ny s warf a nd d o n ot r each i nto t he
cutting a rea, o r n ear t he c utter, w hen t he m achine i s r unning.
11. Connect d ust e xtraction a nd c ollecting e quipment, i f d evices a re p rovided, e nsuring t hese a re p roperly
connected a nd u sed.
12. Do n ot a buse t he c ord; n ever p ull t he c ord t o d isconnect i t f rom t he s ocket. K eep t he c ord a way f rom h eat,
oil a nd s harp e dges.
12. Secure w ork w here p ossible, u se c lamps o r a v ice t o h old t he w ork. I t i s s afer t han u sing y our h and.
13. Do n ot o verreach! K eep p roper f ooting a nd b alance a t a ll t imes.
14. Maintain t ools w ith c are;
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Keep c utting t ools s harp a nd c lean f or b etter a nd s afer p erformance.
• Regularly c heck t he m achine f or a ny w ear o r d amage.
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Ensure t he m achine i s c lean a nd f ree f rom d ebris p rior t o u se.
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Original i nstructions Jan 2 015