Erbauer ERI692IPD, Original Instructions Manual

18V BRUSHLESS IMPACT DRIVER 

     ERI692IPD

ADDITIONAL SAFETY WARNING FOR CONSTRUCTION DUST

The updated Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1st October 2012 now 

also targets to reduce the risks associated with silica, wood and gypsum dusts.

Construction workers are one of the at-risk groups within this because of the dust that they 

breathe: silica dust is not just a nuisance; it is a real risk to your lungs!

Silica is a natural mineral present in large amounts in things like sand, sandstone and 

granite. It is also commonly found in many construction materials such as concrete and 

mortar. The silica is broken into very fine dust (also known as Respirable Crystalline Silica or 

RCS) during many common tasks such as cutting, drilling and grinding

Breathing in very fine particles of crystalline silica can lead to the development of:

Lung cancer

Silicosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)) 

And breathing in fine particles of wood dust can lead to the development of Asthma 

The risk of lung disease is linked to people who regularly breathe construction dust over a 

period of time, not on the odd occasion.

To protect the lung, the COSHH Regulations sets a limit on the amount of these dusts that 

you can breathe (called a Workplace Exposure Limit or WEL) when averaged over a normal 

working day. These limits are not a large amount of dust: when compared to a penny it is 

tiny – like a small pinch of salt:

This limit is the legal maximum; the most you can breathe after the right controls have been 

used. 

How to reduce the amount of dust? 

1  Reduce the amount of cutting by using the best sizes of building products.

2  Use a less powerful tool e.g. a block cutter instead of angle grinder.

3  Using a different method of work altogether – e.g. using a nail gun to direct fasten cable 

trays instead of drilling holes first.

Please always work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that 

specially designed to filter out microscopic particles and use the dust extraction facility at all 

time. 

For more information please see the HSE website:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction or http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis69.pdf

Warning: Some dust particles created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drill 

and other construction jobs contain chemicals known to cause cancer, birth 

defects or other reproductive harm. 

Some examples of these chemicals are:

•  Lead from lead-based paints.

•  Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products.

•  Arsenic and chromium from chemically treated timber.

Your risk from these exposures varies, depending upon how often you do this type of work. To 

reduce your exposure to these chemicals:

•  Work in a well-ventilated area.

•  Work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially 

designed to filter microscopic particles.