General Safety Advice For Electrical Power Tools; Workplace Safety; Electrical Safety - Parkside PAHS 12 A1 Bedienungs- Und Sicherheitshinweise

The vibration level specified in
these instructions was measured in accordance with
an EN 60745 standardised measurement process
and can be used to compare equipment. The vibra-
tion emission value specified can also serve as a
preliminary assessment of the exposure.
The vibration level will change according to the ap-
plication of the electrical tool an in some cases may
exceed the value specified in these instructions. Re-
gularly using the electric tool in such a way may
make it easy to underestimate the vibration.
Try to keep the vibration loads as low as possible.
Measures for the reduction of the vibration load are,
for example, wearing gloves and reduction of the
working time. Here, all parts of the operating cycle
have to be calculated in (i.e. times where the elec-
trical tool is switched off and the times where the
electrical tool is switched on but is running without
load).
General safety advice
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for electrical power tools
safety advice and instructions!
Failure to observe the safety advice and
instructions may result in electric shock, fire and /
or serious injury.
Keep all the safety advice and instructions
in a safe place for future reference!
The term "electrical tool" used in the safety advice
refers to electrical tools powered by mains electric-
ity (by means of a mains lead) and electrical tools
powered by rechargeable batteries (without a
mains lead).
1.

Workplace safety

a) Keep your working area clean and
well lit. Untidy or poorly lit working areas
can lead to accidents.
b) Do not work with the device in poten-
tially explosive environments in which
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there are inflammable liquids, gases
or dusts. Electrical power tools create
sparks, which can ignite dusts or fumes.
c) Keep children and other people away
while you are operating the electrical
tool. Distractions can cause you to lose con-
trol of the device.
2.

Electrical safety

a) The mains plug on the device must match
the mains socket. The plug must not
be modified in any way. Do not use
an adapter plug with devices fitted
with a protective earth. Unmodified
plugs and matching sockets reduce the risk of
electric shock.
b) Avoid touching earthed surfaces such
as pipes, radiators, ovens and refrig-
erators with any part of your body.
There is an increased risk of electric shock if
your body is earthed.
c) Keep the device away from rain or
moisture. Water entering an electrical device
increases the risk of electric shock.
d) Do not use the mains lead for any pur-
pose for which it was not intended, e.g.
to carry the device, to hang up the de-
vice or to pull the mains plug out of the
mains socket. Keep the mains lead
away from heat, oil, sharp edges or
moving parts of the device. Damaged or
tangled mains leads increase the risk of elec-
tric shock.
e) When working outdoors with an
electrical power tool always use ex-
tension cables that are also approved
for use outdoors. The use of an extension
cable suitable for outdoor use reduces the risk
of electric shock.
f) Use a residual current device (RCD)
for protection if operating the electri-
cal power tool in a moist environment
is unavoidable. The use of an RCD reduces
the risk of electric shock.
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