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Safety and accident prevention
When the hydraulic vice is used automatically, check it actually locks the
piece, as its stroke i s 8 mm only, and that the tightening pressure is cor-
rect.
When working on the band sa w, wear gloves only when handling
materials and for tool changing or adjustment operations. Only p erform
one operation at a time and do not hold more than one item or operate
more than one device simultaneously. Keep hands as clean as possible.
Warning: if the blade jams in the cut, press the emergency stop push---
button immediately. If this does not free the blade, slowly loosen the
vice, remove the piece and check the blade or blade teeth for breakage.
Replace the blade if necessary.
Before carrying out any repair work on the machine, consult the
Hyd--- Mech Technical Assistance Service: this can be done through a
representative in the country of use of the machine.
Adjustmentoftheblade---guideheadmustonlybecarriedoutwiththe
machine at a standstill.
Machine safety devices
This use and maintenance manual is not intended as purely a guide for the use of
the machine in a strictly productive environment, it is instead an instrument
providing information on how to use the machine correctly and safely. The
following standards are those specified by the EEC Committee in the directives
regarding safety of machinery, health and safety at work, personal protection and
safeguarding of the environment. These standards have been applied to the
S20DSP band saw.
Reference standards
MACHINE SAFETY
H EEC MACHINES DIRECTIVE 98/37/CE ;
H EEC directive no. 89/336 ”EMC -- Electromagnetic Compatibility”;
H EEC Directive No. 73/23 known as ”Low voltage directive”.
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
H EEC Directive No. 80/1107; 83/477;86/188;88/ 188; 88/642 for the protection of
workers against risks caused by exposure t o physical, chemical and biological ag-
ents during working;
H EEC Directive No. 89/391 and S pecial EEC Directives No. 89/654 and No. 89/655
for improvements in health and safety at work;
H EEC Directive No. 90/394 for the protection of workers against risks deriving from
exposure at work to carcinogenic substances;
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