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2 Safety
2.1 Safety instructions
Basic information concerning safety
WARNING! Read all safety precautions and other instructions.
precautions and other instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury.
Keep all safety precautions and instructions for future reference.
Using cartridges
▶ Use only Hilti cartridges or cartridges of equivalent quality.
◁ Use of cartridges of inferior quality in Hilti tools may lead to a build-up of unburned powder, which
may suddenly explode and cause severe injuries to operators and bystanders. The cartridges must
be either verifiably tested by the manufacturer in accordance with EU standard EN 16264 or they
must bear the CE conformity marking.
Requirements to be met by users
▶ Only authorized, appropriately trained persons may operate or service this tool.
Personal protective equipment
▶ You and any other persons in the vicinity must wear suitable eye protection and a hard hat while the tool
is in use.
▶ Wear ear protectors.
◁ The fastener driving action is initiated by ignition of a propellant charge. Exposure to noise can cause
hearing loss.
Personal safety
▶ Observe the information printed in the operating instructions concerning operation, care and maintenance.
▶ Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common sense when operating a direct fastening tool.
Don't use the tool when you are tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication. Take a
break if you experience pain or feel unwell. A moment of inattention while operating tools may result in
serious personal injury.
▶ Avoid working in awkward body positions. Make sure you work from a safe stance and stay in balance
at all times.
▶ Wear non-skid shoes.
▶ Never pull back the magazine, fastener guide or fastener by hand.
◁ Under certain circumstances, the tool could be made ready to fire by pulling back the magazine,
fastener guide or the fastener by hand. When the tool is ready to fire, fasteners or the piston could
be driven inadvertently into parts of the body.
▶ Keep the arms slightly bent while operating the tool (do not straighten the arms).
▶ Keep other people away from the working area, especially children.
Use and care of direct fastening tools
WARNING! Danger of fasteners penetrating right through. Before driving fasteners, check to make
sure that no one is present behind or below the object into which the fastener is to be driven.
▶ Before beginning the work, check the cartridge power level and the power regulator setting.
◁ Carry out a test by driving 2 fasteners into the material you are working on.
▶ Use the right tool for the work you are carrying out. Do not use the tool for purposes for which it was not
intended. Use it only as directed and when in faultless condition.
▶ Use a spall stop / protective cap when the application permits.
▶ Never leave a loaded tool unattended.
▶ Transport and store the tool in a secured toolbox.
▶ Always unload the tool (remove cartridges and fasteners) before cleaning, maintenance, changing the
fastener guide, before work breaks and before storing the tool.
▶ When not in use, the tool should be unloaded and stored in a locked, dry place where it is inaccessible
to children.
▶ Check the tool and the accessories for any damage. Check that moving parts function faultlessly, without
sticking, and that no parts are damaged.
◁ All parts must be fitted correctly and fulfill all conditions necessary for correct operation of the tool.
Damaged parts must be properly repaired or replaced by Hilti Service unless otherwise stated in the
operating instructions.
▶ Before driving fasteners, check that there is no electrical wiring behind the surface into which you want
to drive them.
2211871
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Printed: 30.05.2018 | Doc-Nr: PUB / 5433084 / 000 / 00
Failure to observe the safety
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