Bostitch BRN175A - Comprehensive Safety Guidelines; Eye and Hearing Protection; Air Supply and Loading Safety; General Operational Safety

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WARNING: Eye protection must always be worn by
the operator and other people in the work area.
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WARNING: An employer must ensure that proper eye
protection is available and used by anyone in the work
area and any persons operating this tool.
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WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding,
sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction
activities contains chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer, birth defects or
other reproductive harm. Some examples of these
chemicalsare:
• lead from lead-based paints,
• crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other
masonry products, and
• arsenic and chromium from chemically-
treatedlumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how
often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to
these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with
approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are
specially designed to filter out microscopicparticles.
• Avoid prolonged contact with dust from power
sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other
construction activities. Wear protective clothing and
wash exposed areas with soap and water. Allowing
dust to get into your mouth, eyes, or lay on the skin may
promote absorption of harmfulchemicals.
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WARNING: Always wear proper personal hearing
protection that conforms to ANSI S12.6 (S3.19)
during use. Under some conditions and duration
of use, noise from this product may contribute to
hearingloss.
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WARNING: (Air and Supply)
• Do not use oxygen, combustible gases, or bottled
gases as a power source for this tool as tool may
explode, possibly causinginjury.
• Do not use supply sources which can potentially
exceed 200 P.S.I.G. (14kg/cm
2
) as tool may burst,
possibly causinginjury.
• The connector on the tool must not hold pressure
when air supply is disconnected. If a wrong fitting
is used, the tool can remain charged with air
after disconnecting and thus will be able to drive
a fastener even after the air line is disconnected
possibly causinginjury.
• Do not pull trigger or depress contact arm while
connected to the air supply as the tool may cycle,
possibly causinginjury.
• Always disconnect air supply: 1.) Before making
adjustments; 2.) When servicing the tool; 3.) When
clearing a jam; 4.) When tool is not in use; 5.) When
moving to a different work area, as accidental
actuation may occur, possibly causinginjury.
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WARNING: When loading tool:
• Never place a hand or any part of body in fastener
discharge area of tool;
• Never point tool at anyone;
• Do not pull the trigger or depress the trip as
accidental actuation may occur, possibly
causinginjury.
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WARNING: When operating the tool:
• Always handle the tool with care:
- Never engage in horseplay;
- Never pull the trigger unless nose is directed
toward the work;
- Keep others a safe distance from the tool while
tool is in operation as accidental actuation
may occur, possibly causinginjury.
- Assume that the tool always
containsfasteners.
- Respect the tool as a working implement.
- Stay alert, focus on your work and use
common sense when working with tools.
- Do not use tool while tired, after having
consumed drugs or alcohol, or while under
the influence of medication.
- Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and
balance at all times.
- Drive fasteners into proper work surface only.
• Keep fingers AWAY from the trigger when not
driving fasteners to avoid accidental actuation.
Never carry a tool with finger on the trigger.
The tool will drive a fastener if the contact
trip is bumped while the trigger isdepressed.
Serious injury could result if the trip accidentally
contacted someone or something, causing the
tool tocycle.
• Keep hands, face and body away from the
discharge area of the tool. A contact trip tool
may bounce from the recoil of driving a fastener
and an unwanted second fastener may be driven
possibly causinginjury.
• Always select an actuation system that is
appropriate to the the fastener application and
the training of the operator.
• Check operation of the contact arm mechanism
frequently. Do not use the tool if the arm is not
working correctly as accidental driving of a
fastener may result. Do not interfere with the
proper operation of the contact armmechanism.
• Do not use the tool if trigger, contact trip, housing
or any part of the tool is damaged.
• Do not drive fasteners on top of other fasteners
or with the tool at an overly steep angle as this
may cause deflection of fasteners which could
causeinjury.
• Do not drive fasteners close to the edge of the
work piece as the wood may split, allowing the
fastener to be deflected possibly causinginjury.
• This nailer produces SPARKS during operation. NEVER
use the nailer near flammable substances, gases or
vapors including lacquer, paint, benzine, thinner,