Martin Sprocket & Gear Industrial Hand Tool Safety User Manual
Warning & safety reminder, Conditions of sale, Important safety rules for hand tool use
CONDITIONS OF SALE
CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION: Cancellationorsuspensionofmanufacturingorshippingdateofanyorderwillbeacceptedonlyontermswhichwill
indemnifyusagainstloss.
MADE-TO-ORDER SIZES AND OVERRUNS: Becauseinmanufacturingitisnecessarytomakeslightlymoreofanyarticlethantheexactamountspec-
ified,inordertooffsetlossesandinsuretherequirednumberofpartsbeingproduced,made-to-orderitemsaresubjecttohavingarunofplusorminus5%
ofthetotalorderandmaybeshippedandinvoicedwithoutpriornotice.Theforegoingisnotapplicabletostandardstockmerchandise.
TAXES: Anysales,use,consumption,orothersimilartaxapplicabletothesale,purchase,oruseofproductisnotincludedinthesepricesandshallbepaid
bythepurchaser.
“LIMITED WARRANTY”: Subjecttothelimitationexpressedinsubsequentparagraphs,
Martin
Sprocket&Gear,Inc.and
Martin
Sprocket&GearCanada
Inc.,makethefollowingwarranties:Wewarrantthateachofourproductsofmanufacturewillbefreefromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipundernormal
useandservicefortwelvemonthsfromthedateofdeliverytotheoriginaluser.Wewillcorrectanysuchdefectsinmaterialorworkmanshipbyrepairorre-
placementoftheproductF.O.B.ourplant.Toolswillcarrythefollowinglifetimewarranty:Ifa
Martin
toolfailstosatisfactorilyperformitsdesignateduse,it
maybereturnedtothe
Martin
distributorfromwhichsuchtoolwaspurchasedandwillberepairedorreplacedwithoutcost.
THEFOREGOINGWARRANTIESAREEXPRESSLYINLIEUOFANYANDALLREPRESENTATIONS,WARRANTIESANDCONDITIONSEXPRESSED
ORIMPLIED,INCLUDINGANYIMPLIEDWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEWHETHERARISING
FROMSTATUTE,COMMONLAW,CUSTOM,OROTHERWISE.THEREMEDYOFREPAIRORREPLACEMENTOFTHEDEFECTIVEPRODUCTOR
TOOLSETFORTHINTHEFOREGOINGWARRANTIESSHALLBETHEEXCLUSIVEREMEDYAVAILABLETOANYPERSON.
Chargesforcorrectingdefectswillnotbeallowed,norcanweacceptgoodsreturnedtousforrepairorreplacement,unlesswearepreviouslynotifiedofthe
defectinwritingandthereturnorcorrectionisauthorizedbyusinwriting.Allwarrantyclaimsallegingdefectsofmaterialsorworkmanshipmustbesubmit-
tedinwritingwithinthirtydaysofthediscoveryofadefectorsuchclaimshallbeconsideredwaived.(ThisparagraphissubjecttotheprovisionsoftheCon-
sumerProtectionlawsofMexico.)
Theforegoingwarrantiesshallnotapplytoanyproductsortoolswhichhavebeensubjectedtomisuse,neglectoraccident,orhavebeenalteredortam-
peredwith,orhavebeenusedbeyondtheirnormalusefulorexpectedlife,orwhichhavehadcorrectiveworkdonethereonwithoutourwrittenconsent.WE
SHALLNOTBELIABLEFORANYLOSS,INJURY,EXPENSE,ORDAMAGE,WHETHERDIRECT,CONSEQUENTIAL,INCIDENTAL,OROTHERWISE,
RESULTINGFROMTHEUSEOFOURPRODUCTSORTOOLSORCAUSEDBYANYDEFECT,FAILURE,ORMALFUNCTIONOFANYPRODUCTOR
TOOL,WHETHERACLAIMFORSUCHDAMAGESISBASEDUPONWARRANTY,CONTRACT,NEGLIGENCE,OROTHERWISE.Equipmentmanufac-
turedbyothers,andincludedinourproposal,isnotwarrantedinanywaybyusbutcarriesonlythemanufacturer’swarranty,ifany.Nopersonhastheau-
thoritytobindustoanyrepresentationorwarrantyotherthantheforegoinglimitedwarrantiesasdisclaimed.
TheprovisionsoftheUnitedNationsConventiononContractsfortheInternationalSaleofGoodsoranylocalstatutedeclaringittohavetheforceoflawin
thejurisdictionofoneofthepartiesshallnotapplytoProductssuppliedhereunder.
“YOUAREHEREBYNOTIFIEDTHATANYADDITIONALORDIFFERENTTERMSFROMTHOSECONTAINEDINTHISLIMITEDWARRANTYAREOB-
JECTIONABLE.NOADDITIONSORCHANGESAREBINDINGON
Martin
UNLESSTHEYAREINWRITINGANDSIGNEDBYANAUTHORIZEDOF-
FICER.”
NOTE:Allpastdueinvoicesshallbepayableto
Martin
Sprocket&Gear,Inc.,atP.O.Box91588,Arlington,TarrantCounty,Texas76015-0088.Allpastdue
invoicesof
Martin
Sprocket&GearCanadaInc.,shallbepayableat896MeyersideDrive,Mississauga,Ontario,CanadaL5T1R9.Reasonableattorneys’
feeswillbeaddedifcollectionisforced.
RETURNED MATERIAL: Whenitisdesiredtoreturnmaterialforcreditorexchange,itisnecessarythatpermissioninwritingfirstbeobtainedfromthenear-
estoffice.
SHIPMENTS: Ifwearenotabletomeetyourshipmentrequirementsand/orourexpecteddatesofshipment,wewillnotacceptliabilityfordelaysbeyond
ourcontrol,norwillweacceptcancellationsunlessasettlementhasbeenagreeduponbetweenus.
FREIGHT ALLOWANCE: Freightallowancesareshownonthedifferentproductdiscountsheets.Incaseswhereaspecificroutingofanyorderismorecostly
thantheroutingselectedbyus,theexcesschargeswillbeaddedtothenetamountoftheinvoice.Weightsshownincatalogareapproximate,andmaynot
beusedtodeterminequalificationsforfreightallowance.
CASH DISCOUNT: 1%10thand25thNet30Days.A1%cashdiscountwillbeallowedoninvoicesdatedthe1stthroughthe15thifpaidbythe25thofthe
samemonthandoninvoicesdatedthe16ththroughtheendofthemonthifpaymentismadebythe10thofthenextmonth.Allinvoicesareduein30days.
Cashdiscountdoesnotapplytootherchargessuchasfreight,postage,taxesordeliverycharges.
This catalog supersedes all previous editions.However,duetochangesinengineeringandmanufacturingprocessesandprocedures,itbecomesnec-
essary,fromtimetotime,tomakealterationstoproducts,andsuchalterationsmaynotbereflectedinthiscatalog.Therefore,ifdimensions,specifications
orappearancesrepresentedbypicturesordrawingsortablesarecriticalintheirapplications,pleaseconsultthefactoryforclarificationorcertifieddrawings.
Warning & Safety
Reminder
IMPORTANT
SAFETY RULES
FOR HAND TOOL USE
Handtools,althoughcommonlyused,arespecializedforparticularjobs.Alwaysusetherightsizeand
typeoftoolforthejobbeingdone.Keeptoolsinproperworkingconditionanddiscardanytoolsthat
arewornorusedbeyondtheirusefullife.
Neverusechiselsorpuncheswith“mushroomed”heads.Theymaychipandcauseinjury.
Onlypowerimpactsocketsshouldbeusedonpneumaticorelectricimpactwrenches.Neverusechrome
socketsoraccessories.
Allwrenchesaredesignedtoaspecific-size-length-strengthratio.Theuseofa“cheater”oranyother
meansforincreasedleverageishazardous.Pullonawrench,don’tpush.
Keephammerheadstightenedonhandle.Donotstrikeonehammerwithanotherhammer.Ahammer
blowshouldalwaysbestrucksquarely.Avoidglancingblows.
Protectyoureyes,throughtheuseofsafetyglassesorgoggles.Thisisrecommendedforanyjobinvolv-
ingtheuseoftools;particularlywhenusingpunches,chiselsandhammers;oranyotherstrikingorstruck
tools.
Usehandtoolsonlyfortheirdesignedpurposeandwithintheirsizerange.
Periodicinspectionofhandtoolsbycompetenttrainedpersonnelisasafetymust.