Evercraft 776-3703 - Critical Safety Warnings; Operational Safety Guidelines; Health and Chemical Hazards

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reAd this instruction MAnuAl cArefully
And understAnd All inforMAtion before
operAting this tool.
•Alwaysoperate,inspectandmaintainthistoolinaccordancewith
 AmericanNationalStandardsInstituteSafetyCodeofPortableAir
 Tools(ANSIB186.1)andanyotherapplicablesafetycodesand
regulations..
•Duringcleaningandflushing,solventscanbe
   forcefullyexpelledfromfluidandair
   passages.Somesolventscancauseeyeinjury.
  •Besureallintheareaarewearingimpact-
   resistanteyeandfaceprotection.
  •Evensmallprojectilescaninjureeyesand
   causeblindness.
  •Highsoundlevelscancausepermanenthearing
   loss.Protectyourselffromnoise.Noiselevels
   varywithworksurface.Wearearprotection.
•Repetitiveworkmotions,awkwardpositionsand
   exposuretovibrationcanbeharmfultohands
and arms.
•Airunderpressurecancausesevereinjury.
   Alwaysshutoffairsupply,drainhoseofair
   pressureanddisconnecttoolfromairsupply
   whennotinuse,beforechangingaccessories
   orwhenmakingrepairs.Neverdirectairat
   yourselforanyoneelse.Whippinghosescan
   causeseriousinjury.Alwayscheckfordamaged
   orloosehosesandfittings.Neverusequick
   changecouplingsattool.Theyaddweightand
   couldfailduetovibration.Instead,addahose
   whipandconnectcouplingbetweenairsupply
   andhosewhip,orbetweenhosewhipand
   leaderhose.Donotexceedmaximumairinlet
pres sure of 50 PSI.
•Alwaysuse toolatasafedistancefromotherpeople
 inworkarea.
•Maintaintoolswithcare.Keeptoolscleanandoiledforbest
 andsafestperformance.Followinstructionsforlubricating
 andchangingaccessories.Wipingorcleaningragsandother
 flammablewastematerialsmustbeplacedinatightlyclosed
 metalcontaineranddisposedoflaterintheproperfashion.
•Donotwearlooseorill-fittingclothing;removewatches
and rings.
  •Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingand
   balanceatalltimes.Slipping,trippingand
   fallingcanbeamajorcauseofseriousinjury
   ordeath.Beawareofexcesshoseleftonthe
   walkingorworksurface.
  •Donotforcetool.Itwilldothejobbetterand
   saferattherateforwhichitwasdesigned.
  •Donotabusehosesorconnectors.Nevercarry
   toolbythehoseoryankhosetodisconnect
   fromairsupply.Keephosesfromheat,oiland
   sharpedges.Checkhosesforweakorworn
   conditionbeforeeachuse,makingcertainthat
all con nec tions are se cure.
•Whenpossible,secureworkwithclampsorvisesobothhands
are free to op er ate tool.
•Avoidinhalingdustorhandlingdebrisfrom
   workprocesseswhichcanbeharmfultoyour
   health.
•Operatorsandmaintenancepersonnelmustbe
   physicallyabletohandlethebulk,weightand
   powerofthistool.
•Thistoolisnotintendedforusinginexplosiveatmospheresand
 isnotinsulatedforcontactwithelectricpowersources.
•Solventandcoatingscanbehighlyflammable
   orcombustible,especiallywhensprayed.
   Adequateexhaustmustbeprovidedtokeepair
   freeofaccumulationsofflammablevapors.
•Smokingmustneverbeallowedinthesprayarea.
•Fireextinguishingequipmentmustbepresentinthesprayarea.
•Neverspraynearsourcesofignitionsuchaspilotlights,
 welders,etc.
•Halogenatedhydrocarbonsolvents—forexample,methylene
 chloride—arenotchemicallycompatiblewiththealuminum
 thatmightbeusedinmanysystemcomponents.Thechemical
 reactioncausedbythesesolventsreactingwithaluminumcan
 becomeviolentandleadtoanequipmentexplosion.Gunswith
 stainlesssteelfluidpassagesmaybeusedwiththesesolvents.
 However,aluminumiswidelyusedinothersprayapplication
 equipment-suchasmaterialpumps,cupsandregulators,
 valves,etc.Checkallotherequipmentitemsbeforeuseand
 makesuretheycanalsobeusedsafelywiththesesolvents.
 Readthelabelordatasheetforthematerialyouintendtospray.
 Ifindoubtastowhetherornotacoatingorcleaningmaterialis
 compatible,contactyourmaterialsupplier.
  •Sprayedmaterialsmaybeharmfulifinhaled,
   orifthereiscontactwiththeskin.Adequate
   exhaustmustbeprovidedtokeeptheair
free of ac cu mu la tions of toxic ma te ri als.
   Useamaskorrespiratorwheneverthereisa
   chanceofinhalingsprayedmaterials.Themask
   mustbecompatiblewiththematerialbeing
   sprayedanditsconcentration.
WARNING
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THESE WARNINGS COULD RE SULT IN IN JU RY.
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