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Dress adequately. Do not wear loose clothing or
jewels. Maintain your hair, clothes and gloves well
away from all moving parts.
Keep all parts of body away from the cutting elements
when the machine is running. Before start up, make
sure that the cutting element is not in contact with any
object. One small lapse in attention can cause your
clothes or any body part to be caught by the cutting
device.
Always use the brushcutter attached to the harness
and grip machine with your right hand on the rear
handle and your left hand on the front handle. Hold
this machine with hands reversed increases the risk of
bodily injury and should not be done.
Be extremely careful when cutting shrubs and young
trees. Thin materials can be projected towards the end
user or could make you lose your equilibrium.
If you are a novice user, we recommend you have a
minimum practice on a flat surface.
If the machine vibrates abnormally stop the engine,
inspect the machine looking for the possible cause
and repair. If you don't find the reason take your
machine at your service.
Do not leave the machine running unattended. If
you must leave the machine unattended shut off the
engine, wait until the cutting device stops and unplug
the spark plug wire.
When transporting the machine, make sure it is
hooked to the harness and with your hands on the
handles, with the engine stopped, with the blade
protector and at a distance from your body parts.
Do not attempt to remove cut material from the work
area or the cutting device when it is in motion. Be sure
the machine is off when you perform cleaning debris.
Store the machine well away from children.
2.2.1.WORKING CLOTHES AND SECURITY
EQUIPMENT
Dress adequately. Do not wear loose clothing or
jewels. Maintain your hair, clothes and gloves well
away from all moving parts.
When using this tool wear the next safety equipment:
• Security glases or protective mask.
• Ear protection.
• Working gloves.
• Non slippery boots.
• Long trousers.
The use of additional working and security equipment
will reduce the risk of personal injury.
The noise of the machine is uncomfortable. Always
use ear protection. If you use this machine very often,
visit your doctor regularly to check up on your hearing
capacity.
Attention! As you are working with ear protectors,
you must pay more attention to visual warnings as you
will hear less because of the ear protectors.
You must always carry:
• Tooling.
• Signalling tape to limit work area.
• Mobile phone (for use in case of an emergency).
2.2.2. VIBRATIONS
The prolonged use of the machine, exposes the
client to vibrations that in extreme cases and through
many hours of use of the machine could cause the
¨white finger syndrome¨ also known as Raynaud
phenomenon. This causes a reduction in the tact of
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