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Safety Information
The operator's
manual
contains
safety infor-
marion,
instructions
and signs for your protec-
tion against serious
injuries,
including:
Loss of fingers,
hand,
arm
or leg from
contact
with
the saw blade.
Eye injuries,
including
being blinded
from
being hit by a thrown
workpiece,
workpiece
chips or pieces
of the saw blade.
Impact
injuries,
including
broken
bones
and
internal
organ damage,
from being hit by a
thrown
workpiece,
workpiece
chips or pieces
of the saw blade.
Shock, electrocution,
or burn injuries
from
contact
with wires, motor
or other saw parts.
Safety Symbol
and Signal Words
The safety information
in this manual
is high-
lighted by the following
safety alert symbol.
Fig. 1 Safety Alert Symbol
The following
signal words
are used to indi-
cate the level of risk.
DANGER:
Means
that if the safety infor-
mation
is not followed,
someone
will be
seriously
injured
or killed.
WARNING:
Means
that if the safety in-
formation
is not followed
someone
could be
seriously
injured
or killed.
CAUTION:
Means that if the safety in-
formation
is not followed
someone
may be in-
jured.
All of the safety information
and cutting
steps are critical to the safe operation
of the
radial arm saw.
Major Hazards
1. Workpiece
Kickback
Kickback
is an uncontrolled
grabbing
and
throwing
of the workpiece
during
ripping.
If
kickback
occurs, the workpiece
can hit
you hard enough
to cause broken
bones,
in-
ternal
organ injury or death.
To reduce
or
prevent
kickback,
read and follow the safety
information
in the Ripping
section
of the
manual.
Kickback.
Internal
injury can
result.
Use anti-kickback
pawls/spreader.
Fig. 2 Kickback
Safely Sign
2. Kickback
Followed
by Blade
Contact
Kickback
followed
by blade contact
can hap-
pen when the saw blade is pinched
or bound
by the workpiece
during
ripping.
Kickback
can happen
if you reach around
the blade to
the end with the anti-kickback
pawls, (out-
feed end), and try to hold-down
or pull the
workpiece
through
to complete
the cut. Your
fingers,
hand, or arm can be cut off by the
blade if the workpiece
kicks back.
Kickback,
Blade
Contact.
Fingers,
hand,
arm
can
be cut off.
Follow
instructions
for
Ripping
Fig. 3 Blade Contact Safely Sign
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