Personal Protective Equipment; Safety Check - Optimum OPTIdrill B13 basic Betriebsanleitung

WARNING!
If you bypass, remove or override a safety device in any other way, you are endangering
yourself and other persons working with the bench drill. The possible consequences
are:
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injuries due to components or workpieces flying off at high speed,
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contact with rotating parts and
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fatal electrocution.
The bench drill includes the following safety devices:
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an emergency stop switch,
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a drilling table with T-slots to fix the workpiece or a vice,
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a fixed protective cover for the pulleys with position switch,
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a foldable drill chuck guard.
WARNING!
Although the isolating safety devices provided and delivered with the machine are
designed to reduce the risks of workpieces being ejected or parts of tools or workpieces
breaking off, they cannot eliminate these risks completely. Always work carefully and
observe the limits of the machining process.
1.9

Personal protective equipment

For certain work, personal protective equipment is required.
Protect your face and your eyes: Wear a safety helmet with facial protection when performing
work where your face and eyes are exposed to hazards.
Wear protective gloves when handling pieces with sharp edges.
Wear safety shoes when you assemble, disassemble or transport heavy components.
Use ear protection if the noise level (emission) in the workplace exceeds 80 dB (A).
Before starting work make sure that the required personal protective equipment is available at
the work place.
CAUTION!
Soiled personal protection equipment that may be contaminated may cause illness. It
must be cleaned after each use and at least once a week.
1.10

Safety check

Check the bench drill before each start-up or at least once per shift. Inform the person responsi-
ble immediately of any damage, defects or changes in the operating function.
Check all safety devices
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at the beginning of each shift (with the machine stopped),
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once a week (with the machine in operation) and
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after all maintenance and repair work.
Check that prohibition, warning and information signs and the labels on the bench drill.
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are legible (clean them, if necessary)
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are complete (replace if necessary).
Version 1.0 dated 2019-01-08 Translation of the original instructions
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