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When taking appropriate precautions, the opera-
tor is in the position to control kickback and re-
action forces.
b) Keep your hands away from rotating inser-
tion tools.
The insertion tool may move over
your hand in the event of a kickback.
c) Keep your body away from the area where the
power tool may move in the event of a kick-
back.
Kickbacks always move the power tool in
opposite direction to the movement of the grind-
ing disk at the spot where it blocks.
d) Corners, sharp edges, etc. must be processed
with special care.
Make sure that the insertion
tool does not bounce back or get trapped on the
work piece. The rotating insertion tool tends to
jam in corners, at sharp edges or when it bounc-
es back. This may cause the loss of control or a
kickback.
Additional safety notes regarding grinding with
sandpaper- Special safety notes regarding grind-
ing with sandpaper
a) Do not use oversized abrasive sheets; always
observe the manufacturer‘s specifications for
abrasive sheet dimensions.
Abrasive sheets
protruding the grinding plate may cause injury
or result in the blocking or tearing apart of the
abrasive sheet or in kickbacks.
Additional safety notes
a) Connect a vacuum cleaner to the supplied adapt-
er before starting your operations.
b) Attention! Keep away grinding dust from open
fire. Dust may be explosive.
c) Always wear goggles and a dust mask when
grinding, in particular during overhead work and
when processing critical materials! When grind-
ing certain materials (e.g. lead paint, certain
types of wood and metal) harmful or noxious dust
may be generated. Touching or breathing in such
dust may imply risks for the operator or people
in the vicinity.
Notes regarding vibration and noise emissions
Reduce noise emissions and vibrations to a minimum!
1. Only use power tools which are free of defects.
2. Maintain and clean the power tool on a regular
basis.
3. Adjust your way of working to the power tool.
4. Do not overload your power tool.
5. Have your power tool inspected, if necessary.
6.
Switch off the power tool when it is not in use.
Remaining risks
Even if you use this power tool in compliance with
the regulations, there are still remaining risks. The
following risks may occur due to the type and design
of the power tool:
Contact with live lines may energise metaI tool
parts and cause electric shock.
k) Keep the power cord away from rotating in-
sertion tools.
lf you lose control of the power
tool, the power cord may be cut or trapped, and
your hand or arm may get into the path of the ro-
tating insertion tool.
l) Never put aside the power tool before the
complete halt of the insertion tool.
Rotating
insertion tools may get in contact with the place
of deposit thus causing the loss of control of the
tool.
m) Switch of the power tool while you carry it
around.
Your clothes may be trapped when un-
intentionally getting in contact with the rotating
insertion tool and the insertion tool may penetrate
your body.
n) The ventilation slots of your power tool must
be cleaned on a regular basis.
The motor fan
sucks in dust, and the accumulation of metaI dust
may cause electrical risks.
o) Do not use the power tool in the vicinity of in-
flammable materials.
Sparks may ignite these
materials.
p) Do not use insertion tools which require liq-
uid coolants.
Using water or other liquid cool-
ants may cause electric shock.
Further safety notes for all applications - kick-
back and corresponding safety notes
A kickback is the sudden reaction caused by rotat-
ing insertion tools such as a grinding disk, grinding
plate, wire brush, etc. which has got caught or which
blocks. Getting caught or blocking results in the im-
mediate stop of the rotating insertion tool.
This accelerates the uncontrolled power tool against
the rotary direction of the insertion tool.
lf for example a grinding disk gets caught or blocks
in the work piece, the edge of the grinding disk which
penetrates the work piece may get caught, the grind-
ing disk will make a sudden movement or cause a
kickback. As a result, the grinding disk moves to-
wards the operator or away from the operator, de-
pending on the rotary direction of the disk when it
blocks. This may also cause the fracture of grinding
disks.
Kickbacks are the result of the improper or incorrect
use of power tools. Kickbacks can be avoided when
observing the following precautionary measures.
a)
Hold the power tool firmly in your hands
and bring your body and arms in a posi-
tion which allows you to adequately react
to kickback forces. Always use the addi-
tional handle, if available.
This ensures you
the utmost control of kickback forces or reac-
tion torques when starting your power tool.
