Safety Advice For Angle Grinders - Parkside PWS 230 A1 Betriebsanleitung

General power tool safety warnings

Safety advice for angle grinders

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D ANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! Do not
operate the device if the mains lead
or mains plug is damaged.
D ANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! Do not
touch the mains lead if it becomes
damaged or cut through while you
are using the device. Pull the plug out of
the mains socket immediately and have the de-
vice repaired by a suitably qualified person or
at your service centre.
D ANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! Do not
operate the device if it is damp and
do not use it in a damp environment.
D ANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! If you
use the device outdoors, always connect
it through a residual current device
(RCD) with a maximum trip current of
30 mA. If using an extension lead, always use
one that is approved for outdoor use.
D o not suspend or carry the device by
the mains lead. Always work with the
mains lead leading away from the
rear of the device. Otherwise the device
could be damaged.
G rinding discs must be carefully kept
and handled in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions. Otherwise
they could be damaged.
M ake sure that abrasive consumables
and tools are attached in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions
and advice. Otherwise they could become
detached from the device and result in injury
and / or damage to property.
E nsure that any spacers supplied and
required for the use of certain abrasive
consumables and tools are installed.
D o not use separate reducing bushes
or adapters in order to make grinding
discs with a larger bore fit.
W hen using abrasive consumables
and tools with a threaded insert make
sure that the tread is long enough for
the spindle length. Otherwise the grinding
discs could become detached from the device
and result in injury and / or damage to property.
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D o not allow the end of the spindle
to contact the base of the hole in the
abrasive consumable.
D o not work in areas where there may
be concealed electricity cables or gas
or water pipes. Use a suitable detector
or ask your local utility service pro-
viders. Contact with electricity cables can
lead to fire or electric shock. Damaging a gas
pipe can lead to an explosion. Penetration of a
water pipe can lead to property damage or to
electric shock.
NOXIOUS FUMES!
Working with harmful / noxious dusts represents
a risk to the health of the person operating the
device and to anyone near the work area.
F or longer periods of cutting or grind-
ing metal or stone materials which
give rise to dusts that are hazardous
to health, the device must be connected
to a suitable external dust extraction
device.
E nsure that there is adequate ventila-
tion when working on plastic, paint,
varnish etc.
D o not soak the materials or the sur-
face you are about to work on with
liquids containing solvents.
D ANGER OF INJURY! Wear close-fitting
clothing and keep long hair inside a
hairnet or suitable headwear.
F or safety reasons this device must
always be used with the auxiliary
handle in place.
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T he adjustable disc guard cover
always be in place when working with
roughing, grinding or cutting discs.
Otherwise there could be danger of injury.
U se the vacuum dust extraction facility
if your work generates high amounts
of dust. Use suction devices particular-
ly approved for the purpose.
U se permitted consumables and tools
only. Check that the speed given on the
discs is greater or equal to the rated
speed of the device.
T ake note of the direction of rotation
and always hold the device in such a
must
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