ST MCS 504 Serie Manuel D'utilisation page 49

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1. SAFETY REGULATIONS
1.1. TRAINING
Become acquainted with the controls and the
proper use of the machine. Learn how to stop
the engine quickly. Failure to follow the warnings
and instructions may result in fire and/or serious
injury.
• Never allow children or persons unfamiliar with these
instructions to use the machine. Local regulations may
restrict the age of the operator.
• Never use the machine if the user is tired or unwell, or has
taken medicine, drugs, alcohol or any substances which
may slow his reflexes and compromise his judgement.
• Bear in mind that the operator or user is responsible for
accidents or unexpected events occurring to other people
or their property. It is the user's responsibility to assess
the potential risk of the area where work is to be carried
out and to take all the necessary precautions to ensure
his own safety and that of others, particularly on slopes
or rough, slippery and unstable ground.
• If the machine is sold or lent to others, make sure that
the operator reads the user instructions contained in
this manual.
1.2. PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Always wear suitable work attire, hard-wearing safety
footwear with non-slip soles and long trousers. Do not
operate the machine when barefoot or wearing open
sandals. Wear hearing protection devices.
• Wear protective gloves whenever your hands are at risk.
• Never wear scarves, shirts, necklaces, bracelets, loose
flowing clothing, laces or ties or any hanging or flapping
accessory that could catch in the machine or in any objects
or materials in the work area.
• Tie your hair back if it is long.
Work area/Machine
• Thoroughly inspect the entire work area and remove
anything that could be thrown by the machine or damage
the cutting means/rotating units (stones, branches, iron
wire, bones, etc.).
Internal combustion engines: fuel
Thefuel is highly flammable.
• Keep the fuel in approved containers, in a safe place,
away from any naked lights or heat sources.
• Keep the containers free of grass cuttings, leaves, or
excessive grease.
• Keep the containers out of the reach of children.
• Do not smoke when filling up with fuel or when handling
the fuel.
• Use a funnel to top up with fuel only in the open air.
• Do not inhale fuel fumes.
• Never remove the tank cap or add fuel while the engine
is running or when the engine is hot.
• Open the fuel tank slowly to allow the pressure inside to
decrease gradually.
• Do not approach the tank opening with a naked flame to
check its contents.
• if you have spilled some fuel, 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 the fuel has
evaporated and fuel vapours have dissipated.
• Immediately clean up all traces of fuel spilt on the machine
or on the ground.
• Replace caps of all fuel tanks and containers securely.
• Never start the machine in the same place in which you
refilled it with fuel; the engine must be started in an area
at least 3 metres from where you refuelled.
• If fuel is spilt on clothing, change clothing before starting
the engine.
1.3. DURING OPERATION
Work Area
• Do not operate the engine in a confined space where
dangerous carbon monoxide fumes can develop. All
starting operations have to be effected in an open or
well ventilated area. Always remember that exhaust
gases are toxic.
• When starting up the machine, do not direct the silencer
and therefore the exhaust fumes towards flammable
materials.
• Work only in daylight or with good artificial light in good
visibility conditions.
• Keep persons, children and animals away from the
working area. Get another adult to keep the children
under supervision.
• Avoid working with wet grass, in the rain and when there
is a risk of a thunderstorm, especially lightening.
• Pay careful attention to uneven ground (hills, dips), slopes,
hidden hazards and obstacles that could limit visibility.
• Be very careful near ravines, ditches or embankments.
The machine could overturn if a wheel slides over the
edge or if the earth gives way.
• Always mow across a slope and never up and down it,
being very careful when changing direction, making sure
you have firm footage and that the wheels do not hit any
obstacles (such as stones, branches, roots, etc.) that
may cause the machine to slide sideways or make you
lose control of it.
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