Safety
Safety Instructions
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Safety LX25 8/25/21 2-2
Wear Safety Clothing (Personal Protection Equipment)
Always wear eye, ear, and foot protection when operating or servicing the
sawmill.
Secure all loose clothing, hair, and jewelry before operating the sawmill.
Wear gloves and eye protection when handling bandsaw blades. Chang-
ing blades is safest when done by one person. Keep all other persons
away from area when coiling, carrying, or changing a blade.
Some woods require respiration protection when operating the sawmill. It
is the sawyer’s responsibility to know which woods require respira
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tion protection.
Keep Work Area Clean
Clean sawdust from all guards, vents, control boxes, or any area where
sawdust may gather after every shift. Failure to do so may result in fire, causing death or serious
injury
Maintain a clean and clear path for all necessary movement around the equipment and lumber stacks.
NOTICE Always properly dispose of all sawing by-products, including sawdust and wood debris, cool-
ant, oil, fuel, oil filters, and fuel filters.
If replacing a component which has a safety decal affixed to it, make sure the new component also has
the safety decal affixed.
Inspect all safety decals to ensure they are clean and readable. Replace all damaged safety decals to
prevent personal injury or damage to the equipment. Contact your local distributor, or call your Cus-
tomer Service Representative to order more decals.
Fuel/Flammable Liquid Handling Safety
Do not smoke, weld, grind, or otherwise create sparks near your engine or storage tanks, especially
during times of fueling.
Do not allow fuel/flammable liquid to spill on a heat source, such as a hot engine.
Store gasoline away from sawdust and other flammable materials.
Do not use flammable liquids (diesel fuel or kerosene) in the water lube accesso-
ries.
Clean fuel/flammable liquid spills immediately.
NOTICE Remove blades from equipment before cleaning them with fuel/flammable liquid.
Dispose of fuel/flammable liquids per local ordinances.
WARNING!
WARNING!
DANGER!
WARNING!
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