Bosch GWS18V-10 Consignes D'utilisation/De Sécurité page 7

Safety Rules for Cordless Angle Grinders
3. Safety warnings specific for
grinding and cutting-off opera-
tions
a. Use only wheel types that are specified
for your power tool and the specific guard
designed for the selected wheel. Wheels
for which the power tool was not designed
cannot be adequately guarded and are
unsafe.
b. The grinding surface of center depressed
wheels must be mounted below the plane
of the guard lip. An improperly mounted
wheel that projects through the plane of
the guard lip cannot be adequately pro-
tected.
c. The guard must be securely attached
to the power tool and positioned for
maximum safety, so the least amount of
wheel is exposed towards the operator.
The guard helps to protect the operator
from broken wheel fragments, accidental
contact with wheel and sparks that could
ignite clothing.
d. Wheels must be used only for specified
applications. For example: do not grind
with the side of cut-off wheel. Abrasive
cut-off wheels are intended for periph-
eral grinding, side forces applied to these
wheels may cause them to shatter.
e. Always use undamaged wheel flanges
that are of correct size and shape for your
selected wheel. Proper wheel flanges sup-
port the wheel thus reducing the possibil-
ity of wheel breakage. Flanges for cut-off
wheels may be different from grinding
wheel flanges.
f. Do not use worn down wheels from larger
power tools. A wheel intended for larger
power tool is not suitable for the higher
speed of a smaller tool and may burst.
g. When using dual purpose wheels always
use the correct guard for the application
being performed. Failure to use the correct
guard may not provide the desired level
of guarding, which could lead to serious
injury.
4. Additional safety warnings spe-
a. Do not "jam" the cut-off wheel or apply
b. Do not position your body in line with
c. When the wheel is binding or when inter-
d. Do not restart the cutting operation in the
e. Support panels or any oversized work-
f. Use extra caution when making a "pocket
g. Do not attempt to do curved cutting.
h. Do not use type 1 abrasive wheels de-
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cific for cutting-off operations
excessive pressure. Do not attempt to
make an excessive depth of cut. Over-
stressing the wheel increases the loading
and susceptibility to twisting or binding of
the wheel in the cut and the possibility of
kickback or wheel breakage.
and behind the rotating wheel. When the
wheel, at the point of operation, is moving
away from your body, the possible kickback
may propel the spinning wheel and the
power tool directly at you.
rupting a cut for any reason, switch off
the power tool and hold it motionless
until the wheel comes to a complete stop.
Never attempt to remove the cutoff wheel
from the cut while the wheel is in motion
otherwise kickback may occur. Investigate
and take corrective action to eliminate the
cause of wheel binding.
workpiece. Let the wheel reach full speed
and carefully re-enter the cut. The wheel
may bind, walk up or kickback if the power
tool is restarted in the workpiece.
piece to minimize the risk of wheel pinch-
ing and kickback. Large workpieces tend
to sag under their own weight. Supports
must be placed under the workpiece near
the line of cut and near the edge of the
workpiece on both sides of the wheel.
cut" into existing walls or other blind
areas. The protruding wheel may cut gas
or water pipes, electrical wiring or objects
that can cause kickback.
Overstressing the wheel increases the load-
ing and susceptibility to twisting or binding
of the wheel in the cut and the possibility
of kickback or wheel breakage, which can
lead to serious injury.
signed for straight grinding.