For Safe Operation - RedMax CHT2250 Mode D'emploi

5. For safe operation

1. THIS MACHINE CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURIES. Read this manual
carefully until you completely
understand and follow all safety and
operating instructions. Also, know how
to stop the machine quickly in an
emergency.
2. Keep this manual handy so that you
may refer to it later whenever any
questions arise. Also note, if you have
any questions which cannot be
answered herein, contact the dealer
from whom you purchased the product.
3. Always be sure to include this manual
when selling, lending, or otherwise
transferring the ownership of this
product.
4. Never allow children or anyone unable
to fully understand the directions given
in the manual to use the machine.
■ WORKING CONDITION
1. When using the product, you should wear
proper clothing and protective equipment.
(1) Helmet
(2) Ear protectors
(3) Protection goggles or face protector
(4) Thick work gloves
(5) Non-slip-sole work boots
2. And you should carry with you.
(1) Attached tools
(2) Properly reserved fuel
(3) Spare blade
(4) Things to notify your working area
(rope, warning signs)
(5) Whistle (for collaboration or emergency)
(6) Hatchet or saw (for removal of
obstacles)
3. Do not wear loose clothing, jewelry, short
trousers, sandals, or go barefoot. Do not
wear anything which might be caught by a
moving part of the unit. Secure hair so it is
above shoulder length.
■ WORKING CIRCUMSTANCE
1. Never start the engine inside a closed
room or building. Exhaust gases contain
dangerous carbon monoxide.
2. Never use the product,
a. when the ground is slippery or when
you can't maintain a steady posture.
b. At night, at times of heavy fog, or at any
other times when your field of vision
might be limited and it would be difficult
to gain a clear view of the working area.
c. During rain storms, during lightning
storms, at times of strong or gale-force
winds, or at any other times when
weather conditions might make it
unsafe to use the product.
■ WORKING PLAN
1. You should never use the product when
under the influence of alcohol, when
suffering from exhaustion or lack of sleep,
when suffering from drowsiness as a result
of having taken cold medicine or at any
other time when a possibility exists that
your judgment might be impaired or that
you might not be able to operate the
product properly and in a safe manner.
2. When planning your work schedule, allow
plenty of time to rest. Limit the amount of
time over which the product is to be used
continuously to somewhere around 30 ~ 40
minutes per session, and take 10 ~ 20
minutes of rest between work sessions.
Also try to keep the total amount of work
performed in a single day under 2 hours or
less.
WARNING
1. If you don't observe the working time,
or working manner (See "USING THE
PRODUCT"), Repetitive Stress Injury
(RSI) could occur.
If you feel discomfort, redness and
swelling of your fingers or any other
part of your body, see a doctor before
getting worse.
2. To avoid noise complaints, in general,
operate product between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on weekends.
NOTE
Check and follow the local regulations as to
sound level and hours of operations for the
product.
■ BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
1. The area within a perimeter of 15 m (50 ft)
of the person using the product should be
considered a hazardous area into which no
one should enter. If necessary, yellow
warning rope, warning signs should be
placed around the perimeter of the area.
When work is to be performed
simultaneously by two or more persons,
care should also be taken to constantly
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