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3.2 Safety rules for stationary tool machines.
Follow them to achieve best results and full benefit from your new machine.
The good craftsman respects
the tools with which he works.
He knows they represent years
of constantly improved design.
He also knows that they are
dangerous if misused.
This is the theme of a new safe-
use program for stationary
power tools. The safety rules
are based on approved
practices in industrial and home
shops
1.
carefully. Learn its applications and limitations, as
well as the specific
potential hazards
peculiar to this tool.
2. Keep guard in place
and in working order.
3. Ground all tools. If tool is equipped with three-
prong plug, it should be plugged into a three-hole
electrical receptacle. If an adapter is used to
accomodate a two-
prong receptacle, the
adapter wire must be
attached to a known
ground. Never
remove the third
prong.
4. Remove adjusting
keys and wrenches.
Form habit of checking to
see that keys and
adjusting wrenches is
removed before turning it
on.
5. Cluttered areas and benches invite accidents.
6. Avoid dangerous
power tools in damp or wet
locations or expose them
to rain. Keep your work
area well lighted.
6. Keep children away.
All visitors should be
kept in a safe distance
from work area.
8. Make workshop
kidproof with
padlocks, master
switches, or by
removing starter
keys.
9.
safer at the rate for
which it was designed.
.
10. Use right tool.
attachment to do
a job it was not
11. Wear proper apparel. Wear no loose clothing,
gloves, neckties, rings, bracelets, or other jewelry
which may get caught in moving parts. Non-slip
footwear is recommended. Wear protective hair
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