Safety guidelines - definitions, Important safety instructions, Save these instructions – Porter-Cable PSH3 User Manual
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indicates an imminently hazardous situation 
which, if not avoided, will result in death or 
serious injury.
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if 
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
indicates a potentially haz ard ous situation which, if 
not avoided,may result in minor or mod er ate injury
used without the safety alert symbol indicates 
potentially hazardous situation which, if not 
avoided, may result in property damage.
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The Following Hazards Can Occur During The Normal Use Of 
This Product:
The sol vents 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and Me th yl ene 
Chlo ride can chem i cal ly react with the alu mi num 
used in most spray equip ment, and this gun and 
cup, to produce an ex plo sion haz ard and could 
result in serious injury or death.
Read the label or data sheet for the material you 
intend to spray. 
1. Never use any type of spray coat ing ma te ri al 
containing these solvents.
2. Never use these sol vents for equip ment cleaning
or flush ing.
3. If in doubt as to wheth er a material is compatible,
con tact your material supplier.
SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS
This manual contains 
in for ma tion that is 
im por tant for you to know and 
un der stand. This in for ma tion 
re lates to pro tect ing YOUR 
SAFE TY and PRE VENT ING 
EQUIP MENT PROB LEMS. To 
help you rec og nize this in for ma-
tion, we use the symbols below. 
Please read the man u al and pay 
at ten tion to these sections. 
IMPROPER OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THIS PROD UCT 
COULD RE SULT IN SE RI OUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAM-
AGE. READ AND UN DER STAND ALL WARN INGS AND OP ER AT ING IN STRUC TIONS 
BE FORE USING THIS EQUIP MENT.
HAZARD
WHAT COULD HAPPEN
HOW TO PREVENT IT
Risk of explosion or fire - flammable materials
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
When paints or materials are sprayed, they are 
bro ken into very small par ti cles and mixed with 
air. This will cause certain paints and materials to 
be come ex treme ly flammable and could result in 
serious injury or death.
Never spray near open flames or pi lot lights in 
stoves or heaters.
Never smoke while spray ing.
Provide ample ventilation when spray ing in doors.
HAZARD
WHAT COULD HAPPEN
HOW TO PREVENT IT
Risk of explosion - incompatible materials
HAZARD
WHAT COULD HAPPEN
HOW TO PREVENT IT
Risk of breathing
Some paints, coatings and solvents may cause 
lung dam 
age, and burns if inhaled or allowed to
come into con tact with skin or eyes.
Use a NIOSH approved mask or res pi ra tor and 
pro tec tive cloth ing de signed for use with your spe-
cif ic ap pli ca tion and spray ma te ri als. Some masks 
provide only lim it ed pro tec tion against toxic ma te ri-
als and harmful paint sol vent. Con sult with a Safety 
Ex pert or In dus tri al Hy gien ist if un cer tain about your 
equipment or ma te ri als.