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so far as it is appropriate, wear
dust masks, ear protection,
gloves or special aprons which
keep small grinding and materi-
al particles away from you. Eyes
should be protected from the foreign
matterwhichcanbecausedtofl ydu-
ring the various applications. Dust or
breathingmasksshouldfi lterthedust
that is created during operation. If you
are exposed to loud noise for a long
time, you may suffer hearing loss.
• Ensure that other people are at
a safe distance to your working
area. Anyone who enters the
working area should wear per-
sonal protective equipment. Bro-
ken bits from the piece being worked
orbrokenattachmenttoolscanfl y
away and cause injuries even beyond
the direct working area.
• Hold the electric tool only by
the insulated gripping surfaces
when performing work in which
the cutting tool may come into
contact with hidden wiring or its
own cord. Contact with a live wire can
also cause a charge in metal parts of the
device and result in an electric shock.
• Keep the cord away from the
rotating attachment tool. If you
lose control of the device, the power
cord can become separated or caught
and your hand or arm may be pulled
into the rotating attachment tool.
• Never put the electric tool down
before the attachment tool has
come to a full stop. Therotating
attachment tool can come into contact
with the surface upon which it is set,
whereby you could lose control of the
electric tool.
• Never allow the electric tool to
run while you are carrying it.
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Your clothing may accidentally come
into contact with the rotating attachment
tool and get caught and the attachment
tool could drill into your body.
• Clean the ventilation slots of
your electric tool routinely. The
motor air pulls dust into the housing
and, should too much metallic dust coll-
ect, could cause electrical hazards.
• Never use the electric tool near
fl ammable material. Sparks could
ignite this material.
• Do not use attachment tools
which require liquid coolant.
Using water or another liquid coolant
could lead to electrical shock.
Additional safety
instructions for all
applications
Kickback and corresponding
precautions
Kickback is the sudden reaction from a
chopping or blocked grinder attachment
such as a grinding disc, grinding plate,
wire brush etc. Chopping or blocking leads
to sudden stopping of the rotating attach-
ment.Thiscausesanuncontrolledelectric
tool to accelerate in a direction counter to
the rotational direction of the attachment
tool. If, for example, a grinding disc cuts
into the workpiece or blocks it, the edge
of the grinding disc that digs into the work-
piece can get caught and, through that,
break off the grinding disc or cause a kick-
back.Thegrindingdiscthenmovestowards
or away from the operator, depending on
the direction of rotation of the disc at the
blocked spot. Here, the grinding discs can
also break. A kickback is caused by wrong-
ly or incorrectly operating the electric tool.