Safety Instructions; Security Instructions - ATIKA T 250 ECO Notice Originale

Safety instructions

Wood processing machines can be dangerous when used
improperly. The use of electrical tools requires the
observation of basic safety precautions to eliminate risk of
fire, electrical shock and personal injuries.
Before commissioning this product, read and keep to the
following advice. Also observe the preventive regulations
of your professional association and the safety provisions
applicable in the respective country, in order to protect
yourself and others from possible injury.
Pass the safety instructions on to all persons who work
with the machine.
Keep these safety instructions in a safe place.
Make yourself familiar with the equipment before using
it, by reading and understanding the operating
instructions.
Be observant. Attend to what you do. Start working with
rationality. Do not use the device when you are tired or
under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medicaments.
One moment of carelessness when using the device
can result in serious injuries.
Avoid unusual posture. Provide a safe standing position
and keep at any time the balance. Do not lean forward.
Wear suitable work clothes:
− do not wear loose-fitting clothes or jewellery; they can
catch in moving parts.
− slip-proof shoes
− wear a hair-net if your hair is long
Wear protective clothing:
− ear protection (sound pressure levels at the workplace
usually exceed 85 dB(A)
− safety goggles
− Dust mask with work activities generating dust
− Gloves when replacing the saw blade
Only operate the circular saw on a
− solid
− level
− slip-free
− vibration free surface
Keep your workplace in an orderly condition! Untidiness
can result in accidents.
Take into consideration environmental influences:
− Do not expose the saw to rain.
− Do not use the saw in a damp or wet environment.
− Provide for good illumination.
− Do not use the saw near to flammable liquids or
gases.
− The wood dust generated during operation impedes the
necessary view and is harmful to health to some degree.
If the machine is not used in the open air, a shavings
exhausts must be attached to both exhaust outlets
(e.g. small transportable dust remover).
Never leave the saw unattended.
Persons under the age of 18 must not operate the circular
saw. An exception is youngsters under the age of 16
within the scope of their vocational training under
supervision.
Keep other persons away.
Do not allow other persons, especially children, to touch
the tool or cable.
Keep them away from your working area.
Take up a working position, in which you are always to the
side of the saw blade outside of the cutting level.
Assume the correct working position. Place yourself in
front at the operator side, in front of the saw to the right of
the cutting level.
Remove all nails and metal objects from the work piece
prior to sawing.
Pay attention that the work piece does not contain any
cables, ropes, cords or the like.
Only begin cutting after the saw blade has reached its
required rotational speed.
Do not overload the machine! You work better and safer in
the given performance range.
Only operate the machine with complete and correctly
attached safety equipment and do not alter anything on the
machine that could impair the safety.
Replace the bench insert if the sawing gap is worn.
Do not use any cracked saw blades or such that have
changed their shape.
Use only sharp saw blades since dull saw blades not only
increase the danger of back kicking but also cause
excessive load on the motor.
Do not use saw blades made of high speed steel (HSS)
since this steel is hard and brittle; use only tools according
to EN 847-1.
The use of other tools and other accessories can signify
a risk of injury for you.
Pay attention that the saw blade conforms to the
dimensions specified under "Technical Data" and is suitable
for the work piece material.
Use the splitting wedge provided. It must be set so that its
distance to the tooth rim of the saw blade is no more than 5
mm above the bench.
Use only fine-tooth saw blades to cut thin or thin-wall work
pieces.
Only saw one work piece at a time. Never saw several
work pieces at the same time or do not bundle several
individual pieces together for cutting. There is danger that
individual pieces may be caught by the saw blade in an
uncontrolled manner.
Do not use the saw for purposes it is not intended for (see
intended use).
When longitudinally cutting narrow workpieces (distance
between the saw blade and the parallel rip fence less than
120 mm), use the pushstick.
To push narrow workpieces against the parallel rip fence,
use a pushstick.
Pushsticks can be purchased in retail outlets.
Do not use defective pushsticks.
You work better and safer in the given performance range. It
has to be positioned in the way that the saw blade is
covered completely except for the part necessary for the
work piece machining.
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