General safety advice for electrical power tools, Safety advice for all uses – Parkside PWS 125 A1 User Manual
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General safety advice for electrical power tools
General safety advice for electrical power tools
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Safety advice for all uses
General safety advice for grinding, 
sanding (with sandpaper), wire brushing, 
polishing and disc-cutting:
a)
This electrical power tool is intended 
for use as a grinding, sanding, wire-
brushing, and disc-cutting machine. 
Observe all the safety advice, instruc-
tions, information in figures and all 
other information you received with 
this device. If you do not observe the following 
advice it could lead to electric shock, fire and / 
or serious injury.
b) Normative statement / advice for this tool is not
applicable.
c)
Do not use any accessory not specifi-
cally intended by the manufacturer 
for this electrical power tool. Although 
an accessory may fit on your electrical power 
tool, this does not on its own guarantee that it 
can be safely used.
d)
The maximum permitted speed of an 
attachment must be at least as high as 
the maximum speed indicated for the 
electrical power tool. An accessory rotating 
faster than its permitted speed could disintegrate 
or fly off.
e)
The external diameter and the thickness 
of the attachment must be compatible 
with the dimensions of your electrical 
power tool. Attachments that are not dimen-
sionally compatible cannot be adequately 
guarded or controlled.
f)
Grinding discs, flanges, grinding
wheels or other accessories must fit 
exactly on to the spindle of your elec-
trical power tool. Attachments that do not 
exactly fit on the spindle turn unevenly, vibrate 
severely and could lead to loss of control.
g)
Do not use damaged attachments.
Before every use check attachments 
such as grinding discs for loose frag-
ments and cracks, grinding wheels for 
cracks, deterioration or excessive 
wear and wire brushes for loose or 
broken wires. If the electrical power 
tool or attachment is dropped, inspect 
for damage or change the attachment 
for an undamaged one. When you 
have inspected and inserted the at-
tachment, position yourself and by-
standers away from the plane of the 
rotating attachment and run the device 
at maximum speed for one minute. 
Damaged attachments will usually break apart 
during this test.
h)
Wear personal protective equipment. 
Use a full face visor, safety goggles or 
safety glasses, depending on the ap-
plication. Wear a dust mask, hearing 
protectors, safety gloves or special 
apron capable of stopping particles of 
the grinding medium or workpiece, as 
appropriate for the task. Eyes must be 
protected from the flying debris which can 
arise from some operations. Dust or breathing 
masks must be capable of filtering out the dust 
generated by the application. Prolonged expo-
sure to loud noise can lead to hearing loss.
i)
Keep bystanders at a safe distance 
from your work area. Anyone entering 
the work area must wear personal 
protective equipment. Fragments of the 
workpiece or of a broken attachment could fly 
off and cause injury beyond the immediate 
working area.
j)
 Hold the device by the insulated han-
dle surfaces when you are undertak-
ing work where there is the danger 
of the attachment striking hidden 
electricity cables or the device’s mains 
lead. Contact with a live wire could cause 
metal parts of the device to become live and 
lead to electric shock.
k)
 Keep the mains lead away from rotat-
ing attachments. If you lose control of the 
device the mains lead may become severed or 
trapped and your hand or arm may be pulled 
into the rotating attachment.
l)
Never lay the electrical power tool 
down until after the attachment has 
come to a complete standstill. The rotat-