Barranca Diamond HP30 Slab Saw - Manual (Page 6)

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HP30 SAFETY
WARNING
Diamond Blades improperly used are dangerous. Comply with American National Standards Institute Safety
Code, B7.1 and, Occupational Safety and Health Act covering Speed, Safety Guards, Flanges, Mounting Pro-
cedures, General Operating Rules, Handling, Storage and General Machine Conditions.
SILICA DUST WARNING
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 MESSAGE
Grinding/cutting/drilling of masonry, concrete, metal and other materials with silica in their composition may
give off dust or mists containing crystalline silica. Silica is a basic component of sand, quartz, brick clay, gran-
ite and numerous other minerals and rocks. Repeated and/or substantial inhalation of airborne crystalline
silica can cause serious or fatal respiratory diseases, including silicosis. In addition, California and some other
authorities have listed respirable crystalline silica as a substance known to cause cancer. When cutting such
materials, always follow respiratory precautions.
Use appropriate NIOSH-approved respiratory protection where dust hazard may occur. Paper masks or surgi-
cal masks without a NIOSH approval number are not recommended because they do little to protect the work-
er. For more information about respirator programs, including what respirators have received NIOSH approval
as safe and effective, please visit the NIOSH website at:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators
Observe OSHA regulations for respirator use (29 C.F.R.§1910.134 and §1503.1).
Visit http://www.osha.gov for more information.
CAUTION
Use diamond blades only. Do not use abrasive blades. Particles break away from abrasive blades and may
cause personal injury.
Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities con-
tain chemicals known (to the State of California) to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive
harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead, from lead-based paints
• Crystalline silica from bricks, cement and other masonry products
• Arsenic and chromium, from chemically treated lumber
For further information, consult the following sources:
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/topics/silicacrystalline/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/96-112/
http://oehha.ca.gov/prop65/law/P65law72003.html
http://www.dir.ca.gov/Title8/sub4.html
Your risk from these exposures varies depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce
your exposure to these chemicals, work in a well-ventilated area, and work with approved safety
equipment, such as dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles. Where
use of a dust extraction device is possible, it should be used. To achieve a high level of dust collec-
tion, use an industrial vacuum cleaner.