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When using the steel saws, cutoff
wheels, high speed cutters or tungsten
carbide cutters, always have the work
securely clamped. Never attempt to hold
the work with one hand while using any
of these accessories. The reason is that
these wheels will grab if they become
slightly canted in the groove, and can kick-
back causing loss of control resulting in
serious injury. Your second hand should be
used to steady and guide the hand holding
the tool. When a cutoff wheel grabs, the
wheel itself usually breaks. When the steel
saw, high speed cutters or tungsten carbide
cutter grab, it may jump from the groove
and you could lose control of the tool.
Some dust created by
power sanding, sawing,
grinding, drilling, and other construction
activities contains chemicals known 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
and other masonry products, and
• Arsenic and chromium from chemicaUy-
treated lumber.
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 ventitated area,
and work with approved safety equipment,
such as those dust masks that are specially
designed to filter out microscopic particles.