Harbor Freight Tools 66995 - Manual (Page 6)

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fire fasteners into surfaces too hard
to penetrate. Do not drive fasteners
on top of other fasteners, or at too
steep of an angle. Fasteners can
ricochet causing personal injury.
16. Do not fire fasteners too close to the
edge of a workpiece. They may split
the workpiece and fly free, causing
personal injury.
17. Keep clear of the workpiece near the
area being fastened. Fasteners may
bend sideways during firing, caus-
ing them to exit the workpiece at an
unexpected point, causing personal
injury.
18. Transport Tool safely. Always dis-
connect air supply when moving the
tool. Carry the tool by the handle and
avoid contact with the trigger.
19. Hold tool away from head and body.
During operation the Tool may kick
back causing injury.
20. Do not fire fasteners into a workpiece
that has people, utility lines, or other
objects behind or inside it.
21. Keep balance while using this tool.
Keep area below clear if working in
an elevated location, and secure air
hose to prevent falls from bystanders
accidentally pulling on it.
22. Obey the manual for the air compres-
sor used to power this tool.
23. Install an in-line shutoff valve to allow
immediate control over the air supply
in an emergency, even if a hose is
ruptured.
24. Do not engrave or stamp anything
into the housing to prevent weaken-
ing of the housing.
25. WARNING: Some dust created by
power sanding, sawing, grinding, drill-
ing, and other construction activities,
contains 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 and
cement or other masonry products
• Arsenic and chromium from chemi-
cally treated lumber
Your risk from these exposures var-
ies, 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
those dust masks that are specially
designed to filter out microscopic
particles. (California Health & Safety
Code § 25249.5, et seq.)
26. WARNING: The brass components
of this product contain lead, a chemi-
cal known to the State of California
to cause birth defects (or other repro-
ductive harm). (California Health &
Safety code § 25249.5, et seq.)
27. The warnings and precautions dis-
cussed in this manual cannot cover
all possible conditions and situations
that may occur. It must be under-
stood by the operator that common
sense and caution are factors which
cannot be built into this product, but
must be supplied by the operator.
Vibration Precautions
This tool vibrates during use. Re-
peated or long-term exposure to vibra-
tion may cause temporary or permanent
physical injury, particularly to the hands,