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3) Personal safety
a) Pay attention to what you do and use common sense when using electrical
hand tools. Never use anelectrical hand tool if you are tired or under
theinfluence of drugs, alcohol or medication. One moment of not paying
attention while using anelectrical hand tool may result in serious injury.
b) Use protective equipment. Always use safety glasses. Using protective
equipment such as aface mask, slip resistant protective shoes, ahelmet and
ear defenders when needed decreases therisk of injury.
c) Avoid unexpected starts. Make sure that theswitch is set to OFF before
you connect thedevice to thewall socket. Never carry anelectrical hand
tool with one finger on thetrigger or never connect thehand tool to awall
socket when theswitch is set to ON, since it may result in injury.
d) Remove all service tools/keys before switching on thehand tool. Aforgotten
service tool on arotating part of theelectrical hand tool may result in injury.
e) Do not overreach. Make sure you stand steady and well balanced at all
times. This gives better control in unexpected situations.
f) Wear suitable clothing. Do not wear loose fitting clothes or jewellery.
Keep hair, clothes and gloves away from movable parts. Loose fitting clothes,
jewellery or long hair could get caught in movable parts.
g) If theequipment for suctioning or collecting dust is available make sure it
is connected and used properly. Using technical aids may reduce dust related
hazards.
4) Use and maintenance of the electrical hand tool
a) Do not overdrive thehand tool. Use ahand tool suitable for thework you
are to perform. At thecorrect rate of feed, thecorrect tool will carry out thework
better and more safely.
b) Never use theelectrical hand tool if theswitch does not work properly to
turn on and shut off thetool. All electrical hand tools that can not be operated
by theswitch are dangerous and must be repaired.
c) Unplug thelead from thewall socket before making any adjustments,
changes of accessories or storing theelectrical hand tool away. These
precautions reduce therisk of unexpected start of theelectrical hand tool.
d) Store electrical hand tools that are not being used out of reach from
children. Do not let people unfamiliar with theelectrical hand tool or its
instructions use it. Electrical hand tools can be dangerous if they get into
thehands of inexperienced users.
e) Maintenance of electrical hand tools. Check if something is incorrectly
set, if movable parts are getting jammed, or parts are broken or something
else that might cause theelectrical hand tool to malfunction. If something
is damaged it must be repaired before use. Many accidents are caused by
poorly maintained electrical hand tools.
