Textron Greenlee 1818 - Important Safety Warnings; Safety Alert Symbol; Operational Safety Precautions

Greenlee / A Textron Company 3 4455BoeingDr.•Rockford,IL61109-2988USA•815-397-7070
1818 Mechanical Bender
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
SAFETY
ALERT
SYMBOL
Thissymbolisusedtocallyourattentiontohazards
orunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultinaninjuryor
propertydamage.Thesignalword,denedbelow,
indicatestheseverityofthehazard.Themessage
afterthesignalwordprovidesinformationfor
preventingoravoidingthehazard.
Immediatehazardswhich,ifnotavoided,WILLresult
in severe injury or death.
Hazardswhich,ifnotavoided,COULDresultin
severe injury or death.
Hazardsorunsafepracticeswhich,ifnotavoided,
MAYresultininjuryorpropertydamage.
Read and understand all of the
instructions and safety information
in this manual before operating or
servicing this tool.
Failuretoobservethiswarningcould
result in severe injury or death.
Do not leave the ratchet handle in the
UPpositionwhenthebenderisnotin
use.AhandleleftintheUPposition
could fall unexpectedly.
Pinch points:
Keephandsawayfrommovingparts
andconduitwhenbending.Failureto
observethiswarningcouldresultin
severe injury.
Weareyeprotectionwhenusingthis
bender.Failuretoweareyeprotection
could result in serious eye injury from
yingdebris.
• Keeptheconduitundercontrolwhenunloadingit
fromthebender.Conduitmayfallandstrikethe
operator or nearby personnel.
• Maintainarmgriponthehandlewhenbend-
ing.Springbackoftheconduitmaynotallowthe
ratchettofullyengage,causingthehandletospring
upwardsuddenly.
• Removethehandleandconduitbeforemovingthe
bender.Maintainarmgripwithbothhandsonthe
frameT-handletopreventthebenderfromtipping
over.
• Inspectthebenderbeforeeachuse.Replaceany
worn,damaged,ormissingitemswithGreen-
leereplacementparts.Adamagedorimproperly
assembledtoolcanbreakandstrikenearbyper-
sonnel.
• Useproperliftingpracticeswhenliftingthebender.
Thebenderweighsover75lb(34kg),andrequires
more than one person to lift.
Failure to observe these precautions may result
in injury.
Usethisproductforthemanufacturer’sintended
purposeonly.Useotherthanthatwhichisdescribed
in this manual may result in injury or property
damage.