STERWINS PLM1-40B125.4 Mentions Légales & Consignes De Sécurité page 94

2. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS
Noise level marking.
Your tool noise is not
more than XXdB.
WARNING: Keep the safety signs clear and visible on the equipment. Replace the
safety signs if they are missing or illegible.
3. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: When using petrol tools, basic safety precautions, including the
following, should always be followed to reduce the risk of serious personal
injury and/or damage to the unit. Read all these instruction before operating this
product and retain these instructions for future reference.
WARNING: This machine produces an electromagnetic eld during operation.
This eld may under some circumstances interfere with active or passive medical
implants. To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury, we recommend persons with
medical implants to consult their physician and the medical implant manufacturer
before operating this machine.
Training
• Read the instructions carefully. Be familiar with the controls and the proper use of the
equipment.
• Never allow children or people unfamiliar with these instructions to use the lawn mower.
Local regulations may impose age restrictions on the operator.
• Never mow while people, especially children, or pets are nearby.
• Keep in mind that the operator or user is responsible for accidents or hazards caused to other
people or their property.
• Operators must receive proper training in the use, adjustment and operation of the machine,
including prohibited operations.
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KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY.
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Preparation
• While mowing, always wear substantial footwear and long trousers. Do not operate the
equipment when barefoot or wearing open sandals.
• Thoroughly inspect the area where the equipment is to be used and remove all objects,
such as stones, toys, sticks and wires, which can be thrown by the machine.
• WARNING- Petrol is highly ammable.
- Store fuel in containers speci cally designed for this purpose.
- refuel outdoors only and do not smoke while refueling.
- add fuel before starting the engine. Never remove the cap of the fuel tank or add petrol
while the engine is running or when the engine is hot.
- if petrol is spilled, do not attempt to start the engine but move the machine away from the
area of spillage and avoid creating any source of ignition until petrol vapors have dissipated.
- replace all fuel tank and container caps securely.
• Replace faulty silencers.
• Before using, always visually inspect to see that the blades, blade bolts and cutter assembly
are not worn or damaged. Replace worn or damaged blades and bolts in sets to preserve
balance.
• Wear breath protection to reduce the risk of exhaust gas.
Operation
• Do not use the lawn mower while being tired, ill or under influence of alcohol or other drugs.
• Regular checking the lawn mower, ensure that all starting interlocks and operator presence
controls are properly functioning.
• Do not use the lawn mower in the bad weather especially in the thunder rain day.
• Do not operate the engine in a con ned space where dangerous carbon monoxide fumes
can collect.
• Warning! Do not use the lawn mower when there is a risk for lighting.
• It is recommended to limit the duration of operation, in order to minimise the risks from
noise and vibration.
• Be careful when using the lawn mower on slopes and near drop-o s, ditches or
embankments.
• Mow only in daylight or in good arti cial light.
• Avoid operating the equipment on wet grass, where possible.
• Always be sure of your footing on slopes.
• Walk, never run.
• For wheeled rotary machines, mow across the face of slopes, never up and down.
• Exercise extreme caution when changing direction on slopes.
• Do not mow excessively steep slopes.
• Use extreme caution when reversing or pulling the lawn mower towards you.
• Stop the blade(s) if the lawn mower has to be tilted for transportation when crossing surfaces
other than grass, and when transporting the lawn mower to and from the area to be mowed.
• Never operate the lawn mower with defective guards, or without safety devices, for example
de ectors and/or grass catchers, in place.
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