Stihl BGA 45 Notice D'emploi page 8

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5.7.3 Working Conditions
WARNING
■ Operate your blower only under good visibility
during favorable daylight conditions.
► Postpone the work if the weather is windy,
foggy, rainy or inclement.
■ Your blower is a one-person machine.
► Bystanders, especially children, and ani‐
mals should not be allowed in the area
where it is in use.
► Switch off the blower immediately if you are
approached.
■ To reduce the risk of injury to bystanders and
unauthorized users:
► Never leave the blower unattended when
the activation key is inserted.
► Switch off the blower and remove the acti‐
vation key during work breaks and any
other time the blower is not in use.
■ Operating the blower in certain dry, dusty con‐
ditions may cause static electricity to build up
in the blower tube, nozzle and housing. This
static electricity may discharge suddenly with
a spark. To reduce the risk of personal injury
following static discharge:
► Never operate the blower in a location
where combustible gases, liquids, vapors,
dusts or other combustible materials and
substances are present.
■ Sparks generated from operation of the blower
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 blower 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 substan‐
ces.
■ Use of this blower 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 materi‐
als if you are unfamiliar with the risks asso‐
ciated with the particular substances with
which you are working.
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5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
■ Inhalation of certain dusts, especially organic
dusts such as mold or pollen, can cause sus‐
ceptible persons to have an allergic or asth‐
matic reaction. Substantial or repeated inhala‐
tion 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 blower
so that the wind or operating process
directs any dust, mist or other particulate
matter raised by the blower away from the
operator.
► When respirable dust or other particulate
matter cannot be kept at or near back‐
ground levels, always wear a respirator that
is approved by PHAC and rated for work‐
site-specific conditions. Follow the recom‐
mendations of governmental authorities
(e.g., CCOHS/PHAC) and occupational and
trade associations.
■ If the surrounding ground is coated with a
chemical substance, such as pesticide or her‐
bicide:
► Read and follow the instructions and warn‐
ings that accompanied the substance coat‐
ing the vegetation or surrounding ground.
5.7.4 Operating Instructions
WARNING
■ In the event of an emergency:
► Switch off the motor immediately and
remove the activation key.
■ The blower fan between the air intake and out‐
put opening rotates whenever the motor is
running. To reduce the risk of injury from con‐
tact with the blower fan:
► Never operate the blower with a missing,
cracked or worn intake screen or housing.
► Never operate the blower without a properly
mounted blower tube and nozzle.
► Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers and all
parts of the body away from openings and
moving parts of the blower.
■ The air flow from the blower can propel small
objects at high speed. To reduce the risk of
eye or other serious personal injuries to
bystanders from blown objects:
► Keep bystanders and pets at least 16 ft.
(5 m) away when the blower is running.
► Never direct the air flow toward bystanders
or pets.
► Do not allow the blower to be used as a toy.
► Switch off the blower immediately if you are
approached.
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