This is the content required for an introduction to our reciprocating saw and jigsaws - reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a tutor! It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)
Additional protection for toxic or allergenic woods (especially hardwoods, e.g. beech and oak - see "dust") or for certain surface finishes or chemicals:
Dangers
Precautions
sharp oscillating blade - possible kickback
you MUST NOT turn on the saw when the blade is already touching something (e.g. the workpiece)
you MUST let the baseplate touch the workpiece before starting to cut
blind cut: leave the sawblade in the cut until it has stopped
through cut: make sure the blade has stopped moving before putting the saw back on the table
you MUST make sure the blade path is free and you won't cut into the table or similar
you MUST make sure the blade is long enough so that it can reach through the material when fully retracted (too short a blade relative to the material being cut will cause dangerous kickback)
you MUST make sure there are no obstacles such as nails in your path before starting a cut
you MUST secure the workpiece with clamps so nothing shifts and nothing large falls down once the cut is made