Porter-Cable PCB420SA, Instruction Manual

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CAUTION

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SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS

WARNING ICONS

Your power tool and its Instruction Manual may contain “WARNING ICONS” (a picture symbol intended to alert 

you to, and/or instruct you how to avoid, a potentially hazardous condition). Understanding and heeding these 

symbols will help you operate your tool better and safer. Shown below are some of the symbols you may see.

SAFETY ALERT:

 Precautions that involve your safety. 

PROHIBITION 

WEAR EYE PROTECTION: 

Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields.

READ AND UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTION MANUAL: 

To reduce the risk of injury, user and all bystanders 

must read and understand instruction manual before using this product. 

SUPPORT AND CLAMP WORK 

KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM BLADE: 

Failure to keep your hands away from the blade will result in serious 

personal injury. 

DANGER:

 Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in 

death or serious injury. 

WARNING:

 Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in 

death or serious injury. 

CAUTION:

 Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor 

or moderate injury. 

WARNING

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CAUTION

CAUTION:

 Used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation 

which, if not avoided, may result in property damage.

SANDING LEAD BASED PAINT:

Sanding of lead based paint is NOT RECOMMENDED due to the difficulty of controlling the contaminated dust. The 

greatest danger of lead poisoning is to children and pregnant women. Since it is difficult to identify whether or not a 

paint contains lead without a chemical analysis, we recommend the following precautions when sanding any paint:

PERSONAL SAFETY:

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No children or pregnant women should enter the work area where the paint sanding is being done until all clean up  

is completed.

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A dust mask or respirator should be worn by all persons entering the work area. The filter should be replaced daily 

or whenever the wearer has difficulty breathing.

NOTE

: Only those dust masks suitable for working with lead paint dust and fumes should be used. Ordinary painting 

masks do not offer this protection. See your local hardware dealer for the proper (NIOSH approved) mask.

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NO EATING, DRINKING or SMOKING should be done in the work area to prevent ingesting contaminated paint 

particles. Workers should wash and clean up BEFORE eating, drinking or smoking. Articles of food, drink, or 

smoking should not be left in the work area where dust would settle on them.

ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY:

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Paint should be removed in such a manner as to minimize the amount of dust generated.

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Areas where paint removal is occurring should be sealed with plastic sheeting of 4 mils thickness.

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 Sanding should be done in a manner to reduce tracking of paint dust outside the work area.

CLEANING AND DISPOSAL:

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All surfaces in the work area should be vacuumed and thoroughly cleaned daily for the duration of the sanding  

project. Vacuum filter bags should be changed frequently.

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Plastic drop cloths should be gathered up and disposed of along with any dust chips or other removal debris. They 

should be placed in sealed refuse receptacles and disposed of through regular trash pick-up procedures. During 

clean up, children and pregnant women should be kept away from the immediate work area.

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All toys, washable furniture and utensils used by children should be washed thoroughly before being used again.

WEAR RESPIRATORY AND HEARING PROTECTION: 

Always wear respiratory and hearing protection.