General Safety Rules - Milwaukee 8950 Manuel De L'utilisateur

To reduce the risk of fi re, electric shock or injury:
1. Do not leave appliance when plugged in. Unplug from outlet when
not in use and before servicing.
2. Do not use outdoors or on wet surfaces.
3. Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary
when used by or near children.
4. Use only as described in this manual. Use only manufacturer's
recommended attachments.
5. Do not use with damaged cord or plug. If appliance is not work-
ing as it should, has been dropped, damaged, left outdoors, or
dropped into water, return it to a service center.
6. Do not pull or carry by cord, use cord as a handle, close a door
on cord, or pull cord around sharp edges or corners. Do not run
appliance over cord. Keep cord away from heated surfaces.
7. Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug grasp the plug not
the cord.
8. Do not handle plug or appliance with wet hands.
9. Do not put any object into openings. Do not use with any opening
blocked; keep free of dust, lint, hair, and anything else that may
reduce air fl ow.
10. Keep hair, loose clothing, fi ngers, and all parts of body away from
openings and moving parts.
11. Do not pick up anything that is burning or smoking such as ciga-
rettes, matches, or hot ashes.
12. Do not use without dust bag and fi lter in place.
13. Turn off all controls before unplugging.
14. Use extra care when cleaning on stairs.
15. Do not use to pick up fl ammable or combustible liquids such as
gasoline or use in areas where they may be present.
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GENERAL SAFETY RULES

WARNING!
READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS
Failure to follow all instructions listed below, may result
in electric shock, fi re and/or serious personal injury.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
READ AND SAVE ALL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FUTURE USE.
16. Connect to a properly grounded outlet only. See grounding instruc-
tions.
17. Vacuum cleaners have motors and other parts that can produce
sparks during normal use. Do not use within 30 feet of areas where
explosive gases may be present (such as gasoline pumps and
places where liquids like paint thinners, cleaners, solvents, etc.
are stored).
18. Unplug power cord whenever motor head is removed from tank.
19. Do not use in the presence of explosive liquids or vapors.
20. To reduce the risk of health hazards from vapors or dust, do not
vacuum toxic, carcinogenic or other hazardous materials such
as asbestos, arsenic, barium, berylium, lead, pesticides or other
health endangering materials.
21. Do not use where oxygen or anesthetics are used.
22. Wear electrically insulated footwear, such as rubber boots, when
vacuuming wet material.
23. WARNING! Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grind-
ing, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals
known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• lead from lead-based paint
• crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry prod-
ucts, and
• arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you
do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals:
work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equip-
ment, such as those dust masks that are specifi cally designed to
fi lter out microscopic particles.