Use and Care Manual

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Protective gloves
When handling strap, always wear protective gloves.
Strap warnings
Never use strap as a means of pulling or lifting loads. Failure to follow
these warnings can result in severe personal injury.
Strap breakage hazard
Improper operation of the tool, excessive tensioning, using strap not
recommended for this tool or sharp corners on the load can result in a
sudden loss of strap tension or strap breakage during tensioning,which
could result
in the following:
· A sudden loss of balance causes you to fall.
· Both tool and strap flying violently towards your face.
Note as follows:
· If the load corners are sharp, use edge protectors.
· Place the strap correctly around a properly positioned load.
· Positioning yourself in line with the strap, during tensioning and sealing,
can result in severe personal injury
from flying strap or tool. When tensioning or sealing, position yourself to
one side of the strap and keep all
bystanders away.
· Use the correct strap quality, strap width, strap gauge and strap tensile
strength recommended in this manual
for your tool. Using strap not recommended for this tool can result in strap
breakage during tensioning.
Cutting tensioned strap
When cutting strapping, use the proper strapping cutter and keep other
personnel and yourself at a safe distance from the strap. Always stand to