FISCH LS 8000 Instruction Manual page 3

SAFETY RULES
As with all machinery there are
certain hazards involved with operation
and use of this machine. Using the
machine with respect and caution will
considerably lessen the possibility of
personal injury. However, if normal
safety precautions are overlooked or
ignored, personal injury to the
operator may result. This machine
was designed for certain applications
only. Fisch strongly recommends that
this machine NOT be modified and/or
used for any application other than
for which it was designed. If you
have any questions relative to a
particular application, DO NOT use
the machine until you have first
contacted Fisch to determine if it can
or should be performed on the product.
Fisch Precision Tools Inc.
Route 40 West
RO. Box 644
Claysville, PA 15323
_ WARNING: FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.
1. For your own safety, read instruction manual before
operating the tool. Learn the tool's application and limitations
as welt as the specific hazards peculiar to it.
2. Keep guards in place and in working order.
3. Always wear eye protection. Wear safety glasses. Everyday
eyeglasses only have impact resistant lenses; they are not safety
glasses. Also use face or dust mask if cutting operation is dusty.
These safety glasses must conform to ANSI Z87.1 requirements.
Note: Approved glasses have Z87 printed or stamped on them.
4. Remove adjusting keys and wrenches. Form a habit of
checking to see that keys and adjusting wrenches are removed
from tool before turning it "ON".
5. Keep work area clean. Cluttered areas and benches invite
accidents.
6. Don't use in dangerous environment. Don't use power tools
in damp or wet locations, or expose them to rain. Keep work
area welt-lighted.
7. Keep children and visitors away. All children and visitors
should be kept a safe distance from work area.
8. Make workshop childproof- with padlocks, master
switches, or by removing starter keys.
9. Don't force tool. It wilt do the job better and safer at the rate
for which it was designed.
10. Use the right tool. Don't force tool or attachment to do a job
fro which it was not designed.
11. Wear proper apparel. No loose clothing, gloves, neckties,
rings, bracelets, or other jewelry to get caught in moving parts.
Nonslip hard-toed footwear is recommended. Wear protective
hair covering to contain long hair.
12. Don't overreach. Keep proper footing and balance at all times.
13. Maintain tools in top condition. Keep tools sharp and
clean for best and safest performance. Follow instructions for
lubricating and changing accessories.
14. Disconnect tools before servicing.
15. Never stand on tool. Serious injury could occur if the tool is
tipped or if the cutting tool is accidentally contacted.
16. Check damaged parts. Before futher use of the tool, a
guard or other part that is damaged should be carefully checked
to ensure that it wilt operate properly and perform its intended
function - check for alignment of moving parts, binding of moving
parts, breakage of parts, mounting, and any other conditions that
may affect its operation. A guard or other part that is damaged
should be properly repaired or replaced.
17. Stay alert, watch what you are doing, and use common
sense when operating a power tool. Do not use tool while
tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or medication.
A moment of inattentioin while operating power tools may result
in serious personal injury.
18. Make sure tool is disconnected from power supply while
motor is being mounted, connected or reconnected.
19. _\ WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding,
sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities
contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-base paints
• Crystalline silica form bricks and cement and other masonry products.
• Arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often
you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these
chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with
approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are
specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Refer to them often and use them to instruct others.