General safety instructions
WARNING:
Read the warning
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• This product is a dangerous tool if you are not
careful or if you use the product incorrectly. This
product can cause serious injury or death to the
operator or others. Before you use the product, you
must read and understand the contents of this
operator’s manual.
• Save all warnings and instructions.
• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
• The operator and the employer of the operator must
know and prevent the risks during operation of the
product.
• Do not let a person operate the product unless they
read and understand the contents of the operator's
manual.
• Do not operate the product unless you receive
training before use. Make sure that all operators
receive training.
• Do not let a child operate the product.
• Only let approved persons operate the product.
• The operator is responsible for accidents that occur
to other persons or their property.
• Do not use the product if you are tired, ill, or under
the influence of alcohol, drugs or medicine.
• Always be careful and use your common sense.
• This product produces an electromagnetic field
during operation. This field can under some
circumstances interfere with active or passive
medical implants. To decrease the risk of serious
injury or death, we recommend persons with medical
implants to speak to their physician and the medical
implant manufacturer before operating this product.
• Keep the product clean. Make sure that you can
clearly read signs and decals.
• Do not use the product if it is defective.
• Do not do modifications to this product.
• Do not operate the product if it is possible that other
persons have done modifications to the product.
Safety instructions for operation
WARNING:
Read the warning
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• Read the warning instructions that are supplied with
the cutting blade by the cutting blade manufacturer.
• Make sure that the product is assembled correctly.
• Do not operate the product without the blade guard
and the protective covers installed.
• Incorrect operation of the product can cause the
cutting blade to break and cause injury or damage.
• Make sure that you know how to stop the engine
quickly in an emergency.
• Use personal protective equipment. Refer to
Personal protective equipment on page 10
.
• Make sure that only approved persons are in the
work area.
• Make sure that electrical cables in the work area are
not live.
• Keep the work area clean and bright.
• Before you operate the product, find out if there are
hidden wires, cables and pipes in the work area. If
the product hits a hidden object, stop the engine
immediately and examine the product and the object.
Do not start to operate the product again until you
know that it is safe to continue.
• Do not use the product in bad weather conditions,
such as thick fog, heavy rain, strong wind or intense
cold. To do work in bad weather makes you tired and
can cause dangerous conditions, for example
slippery surfaces.
• Make sure that you are in a safe and stable position
during operation.
• Do not use the product in areas where fire or
explosions can occur.
• The product can cause objects to eject at high
speed. Make sure that all persons in the work area
use approved personal protective equipment.
Remove loose objects from the work area.
• The exhaust fumes from the engine contain carbon
monoxide which is an odourless, poisonous and very
dangerous gas. Do not use a combustion engine
product indoors or in areas that do not have
sufficient airflow.
• Before you go away from the product, stop the
engine and make sure that there is no risk of
accidental start.
• The product does not have a parking brake. Do not
go away from the product if it is on a slope. If it is
necessary to park the product on a slope, make sure
that the product is sufficiently attached and cannot
move.
• Be very careful during operation on slopes. The
product is heavy and can cause serious injury if it
falls.
• Make sure that no material can become loose and
cause injury to the operator.
• Make sure that clothes, long hair and jewelry do not
get caught in moving parts.
• Do not operate the product unless you can get aid if
an accident occurs.
Exhaust fumes safety
WARNING:
Read the warning
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• Long-term inhalation of exhaust fumes can cause
health problems.
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