Specific Safety Rules - Mafell P1cc Manual De Instrucciones

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3.4 Specific safety rules

Sawing method
- Keep your hands away from cutting area and saw blade. In all situations, hold the machine with both
hands at the handles provided. If both hands hold the saw, they cannot be injured by the saw blade.
- Do not reach underneath the workpiece.
- Never hold the workpiece in your hands or across your leg while you are cutting it. Secure the
workpiece on a stable support. It is important to secure the workpiece safely. This minimizes the risk of
body contact, jamming of the saw blade or loss of control over the machine.
- Hold the machine by the insulated grip surfaces when you perform work that involves a risk of the
cutting tool hitting hidden power lines or its own power cord. Contact with a live line also energizes the
metallic parts of the machine, causing an electric shock.
Kickback - causes and related safety instructions
Kickback is the result of incorrect or improper use of the saw. It can be prevented by taking appropriate
precautions, as described below.
- If the saw blade jams or when you stop working, switch off the saw and hold it steady in the material
until the saw blade is stopped. Never try to remove the saw from the workpiece or pull it backwards
as long as the saw blade is moving. This can cause a kickback. Determine and eliminate the cause of
jamming of the saw blade.
- To restart a saw that sits in the workpiece, center the saw blade in the kerf and ensure that the saw
teeth are not jammed in the workpiece. A jammed saw blade can move out of the workpiece or cause a
kickback when the saw is restarted.
- Support large panels to reduce the risk of a kickback from a jammed saw blade. Large panels tend to
sag under their own weight. Panels must be supported on both sides: near the kerf and at the edge.
- Never use blunt or damaged saw blades. The kerf produced by a saw blade with blunt or incorrectly
aligned teeth is too narrow, causing increased friction, jamming of the saw blade and kickback.
- Prior to starting sawing, tighten the cutting depth and cutting angle settings. If the settings change
during the sawing process there is a risk of a jamming saw blade and kickback.
- Be particularly careful when sawing into existing walls or other concealed areas. The saw blade can
jam and cause kickback when cutting into hidden objects.
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