• Always stop the engine immediately and check for damage if you strike a foreign object or if
the machine becomes tangled. Do not operate with broken or damaged equipment.
• Make sure there are no missing or loose fasteners, and that the stop switch and throttle
controls are working properly.
• When cutting a branch that is under tension, be alert for spring-back so that you will not be
struck by the moving branch.
• If a cutter should bind fast in a cut, shut off the engine immediately. Push the branch or tree
to ease the bind and free the cutter.
• Stop the machine immediately if it suddenly begins to vibrate or shake. Inspect for broken,
missing or improperly installed parts or attachments.
• Make sure the cutters are correctly adjusted before operating the articulated hedge trimmer
(see cutter adjustment procedures). Never attempt cutter adjustment with the engine running!
• Never smoke or light fires near the hedge trimmer. Keep the trimmer away from excessive
heat. Engine fuel is very flammable and fire could lead to serious personal injury or property
damage.
• Make sure of no fuel leaking from Fuel tank, Fuel cap, Fuel pipe and Carburetor and other
parts which fuel may leak. Repair the machine if fuel leaking, make sure no leaking again.
24.
Residual risks
Even when the tool is used as prescribed it is not possible to eliminate all residual risk factors.
The following hazards may arise in connection with the tool's construction and design:
a. Damage to lungs if an effective dust mask is not worn.
b. Damage to hearing if effective hearing protection is not worn.
c. Health defects resulting from vibration emission if the power tool is being used over longer
period of time or not adequately managed and properly maintained.
25.
Wear hearing protection while operating the power tool.
The declared vibration total value has been measured in accordance with a standard test method and
may be used for comparing one tool with another.
The declared vibration total value may also be used in a preliminary assessment of exposure.
26.
: The vibration emission during actual use of the power tool can differ from the
Warning
declared total value depending on the ways in which the tool is used.
There is the need to identify safety measures to protect the operator that are based on an estimation
of exposure in the actual conditions of use (taking account of all parts of the operating cycle such as
the times when the tool is switched off and when it is running idle in addition to the trigger time).
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