Before Connecting Your Tool To A Power Source; General Power Tool Safety Rules; General Safety Precautions - Makita LS1400 Instruction Manual

BEFORE CONNECTING YOUR TOOL
TO A POWER SOURCE
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GENERAL POWER TOOL SAFETY RULES
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
For Your Own Safety Read Instruction Manual Before Operating Miter Saw
1. Wear eye protection.
2. Keep hands out of path of saw blade.
3. Do not operate saw without guards in place.
4. Do not perform any operation freehand.
5. Never reach around saw blade.
6. Shut off power and wait for saw blade to stop before servicing or adjusting tool,
7. This tool is intended for residential usa only.
8, When servicing use only identical replacement parts.
9. KEEP GUARDS IN PLACE and in working order.
10. REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS AND WRENCHES. Form habit of checking to see that
keys and adjusting wrenches are removed from tool before turning it on.
11. KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN. Cluttered areas and benches invite accidents.
12. DON'T USE IN DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. Don't use power tools in damp or
wet locations, or expose them to rain. Keep work area wall lighted.
13, KEEP CHILDREN AWAY. All visitors should be kept safe distance from work area.
14. MAKE WORKSHOP KID PROOF with padlocks, master switches, or by removing
starter keys.
15. DON'T FORCE TOOL. It will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it was
designed.
16. USE RIGHT TOOL. Don't force tool or attachment to do a job for which it was not
designed.
17. WEAR PROPER APPAREL. No loose clothing, gloves, neckties, rings, bracelets, or
other jewelry to get caught in moving parts. Nonslip footwear is recommended. Wear
protective hair covering to contain long hair.
18. ALWAYS USE SAFETY GLASSES. Also use face or dust mask if cutting operation is
dusty. Everday eyeglasses only have impact resistant lenses, they are NOT safety
glasses.
19. SECURE WORK, Usa clamps or a vise to hold work when practical. It's safer than
using your hand and it frees beth hands to operate tool.
20. DENT' OVERREACH, Keep proper footing and balance at all times,
21. MAINTAIN TOOLS WiTH CARE. Keep tools sharp and clean for best and safest per-
formance. Follow instructions for lubricating and changing accessories.