Working Conditions - Stihl RMA 460 V Notice D'emploi

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
5.7.3

Working Conditions

WARNING
￭ Operate your lawn mower only under good visibility during
favorable daylight conditions.
– Postpone the work if the weather is windy, foggy,
rainy or inclement.
– Never operate the mower in wet grass. Do not mow
wet grass.
– Do not operate the mower when there is a risk of
lightning strike.
￭ Your lawn mower is a one-person machine.
– Bystanders, especially children, and animals should
not be allowed in the area where it is in use.
– Switch it off immediately if you are approached.
￭ To reduce the risk of injury to bystanders and
unauthorized users:
– Never leave the lawn mower unattended when the
fuse key and battery are inserted.
– Switch off the lawn mower and remove the fuse key
and battery during work breaks and any other time
the lawn mower is not in use.
￭ The drive motor is not waterproof.
– Never work with the lawn mower in the rain or in wet
or very damp locations.
￭ Sparks generated from operation of the lawn mower, may
be capable of igniting combustible gases, liquids, vapors,
dusts or other combustible materials and substances. To
reduce the risk of fire and explosion:
– Never operate the lawn mower in a location where
combustible gases, liquids, vapors, dusts or other
combustible materials and substances are present.
– Read and follow recommendations issued by
government authorities (e.g., CCOHS) for identifying
and avoiding the hazards of combustible gases,
liquids, vapors, dusts or other combustible materials
and substances.
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￭ If a rotating metal blade strikes a rock or other hard object,
sparks may be created, which can ignite flammable
materials under certain circumstances. Flammable
materials can include dry vegetation and brush,
particularly when weather conditions are hot and dry.
– When there is a risk of fire or wildfire, do not use the
lawn mower around flammable materials or around
dry vegetation or brush.
– Contact your local fire authorities or the Canadian
Forest Service if you have any question about
whether vegetation and weather conditions are
suitable for the use of a metal blade.
￭ Use of this lawn mower can generate dust and other
substances containing chemicals known to cause
respiratory problems, cancer, birth defects and other
reproductive harm.
– Consult governmental agencies such as ECCC,
CCOHS and PHAC and other authoritative sources
on hazardous materials if you are unfamiliar with the
risks associated with the particular substances you
are cutting or with which you are working.
￭ Inhalation of certain dusts, especially organic dusts such
as mold or pollen, can cause susceptible persons to have
an allergic or asthmatic reaction. Substantial or repeated
inhalation of dust or other airborne contaminants,
especially those with a smaller particle size, may cause
respiratory or other illnesses.
– Control dust at the source where possible.
– To the extent possible, operate the lawn mower so
that the wind or operating process directs any dust,
mist or other particulate matter raised by the lawn
mower away from the operator.
– When respirable dust or other particulate matter
cannot be kept at or near background levels, always
wear a respirator that is approved by PHAC and
rated for worksite-specific conditions. Follow the
recommendations of governmental authorities (e.g.,
CCOHS/PHAC/MSHA) and occupational and trade
associations.
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