Safety Symbols; General Power Tool Safety Warnings; Work Area Safety; Electrical Safety - RIDGID 300 Power Drive Manual De Instrucciones

300 Power Drive

Safety Symbols

In this operator's manual and on the product, safety symbols and signal words are used to communicate important safe-
ty information. This section is provided to improve understanding of these signal words and symbols.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this
symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
DANGeR
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
CAuTIoN
NOTI E NOTICE indicates information that relates to the protection of property.
This symbol means read the operator's manual care-
fully before using the equipment to reduce the risk of
injury. The operator's manual contains important infor-
mation on the safe and proper operation of the equipment.
This symbol means always wear safety glasses with
side shields or goggles while using this equipment to
reduce the risk of injury.
This symbol indicates the risk of fingers, hands, clothes
and other objects catching on or between gears or other
rotating parts and causing crushing injuries.
This symbol indicates the risk of fingers, legs, clothes and
other objects catching and/or wrapping on rotating shafts
causing crushing or striking injuries.
This symbol indicates the risk of electrical shock.
General Power Tool Safety
Warnings*
WARNING
Read all safety warnings, instructions, illustra-
tions and specifications provided with this power
tool. Failure to follow all instructions listed below
may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious
injury.
SAVe ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRuCTIoNS
FoR FuTuRe ReFeReNCe!
The term "power tool" in the warnings refers to your
mains-operated (corded) power tool or battery-operated
(cordless) power tool.

Work Area Safety

• Keep work area clean and well lit. Cluttered or dark
areas invite accidents.
• Do not operate power tools in explosive atmo-
spheres, such as in the presence of flam mable
liquids, gases, or dust. Power tools create sparks
which may ignite the dust or fumes.
* The text used in the General Power Tool Safety Warnings section of this manual is verbatim, as required, from the applicable UL/CSA 62841-1 edition standard. This
section contains general safety practices for many different types of power tools. Not every precaution applies to every tool, and some do not apply to this tool.
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This symbol indicates the risk of machine tipping, caus-
ing striking or crushing injuries.
This symbol means do not wear gloves while operating
this machine to reduce the risk of entanglement.
This symbol means always use a foot switch when
using a threading machine/power drive to reduce the risk
of injury.
This symbol means do not disconnect foot switch to
reduce the risk of injury.
This symbol means do not block foot switch (lock in
ON position) to reduce the risk of injury.
• Keep children and bystanders away while operat-
ing a power tool. Distractions can cause you to lose
control.

electrical Safety

• Power tool plugs must match the outlet. Never
modify the plug in any way. Do not use any adap-
ter plugs with earthed (grounded) power tools.
Un modified plugs and matching outlets will reduce
risk of electric shock.
• Avoid body contact with earthed or grounded sur-
faces such as pipes, radiators, ranges and refrig-
erators. There is an increased risk of electrical shock
if your body is earthed or grounded.
• Do not expose power tools to rain or wet condi-
tions. Water entering a power tool will increase the risk
of electrical shock.
• Do not abuse the cord. Never use the cord for
carrying, pulling or unplugging the power tool.
Keep cord away from heat, oil, sharp edges or
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