Husqvarna K 760 Cut-n-Break Manuel D'utilisation page 5

and servicing must be done by an approved service
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center. Refer to
• Do not use the product if it is defective.
• Do not use the product if you are tired, ill, or under
the influence of alcohol, drugs or medicine. These
conditions can have an unwanted effect on your
vision, alertness, coordination or judgment.
• Do not start the product without the belt and the belt
guard installed. The clutch can become loose and
cause injury.
• Sparks from the cutting blade can cause fire in
flammable materials such as gasoline, gas, wood,
clothes and dry grass.
• Do not cut asbestos material.
Work area safety
WARNING:
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• The safety distance for the power cutter is 15 m/50
ft. Make sure that animals and bystanders are not in
the work area.
• Do not operate the product until the work area is
clear and your feet and body are in a stable position.
• Look out for persons, objects and situations that can
prevent safe operation of the product.
• Make sure that no persons or objects can come into
contact with the cutting equipment or be hit by parts
thrown by the blade.
• Do not use the product in fog, rain, strong winds,
cold weather, risk of lightning or other bad weather
conditions. To use the product in bad weather
can have a negative effect on your alertness. Bad
weather can cause dangerous work conditions, such
as slippery surfaces.
• During operation of the product, make sure that no
material can become loose and fall and cause injury
to the operator.
• Be very careful when you operate the product on a
slope.
• Keep the work area clean and bright.
• Before you operate the product, find out if there are
hidden hazards such as electrical cables, water, and
gas pipes and flammable substances in the work
area. If the product hits a hidden object, stop the
engine immediately and examine the product and
the object. Do not start to operate the product again
until you know that it is safe to continue.
• Before you cut into a drum, a pipe, or other
container, make sure that it does not contain
flammable or other material that can cause fire or
explosion.
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Vibration safety
WARNING:
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• During operation of the product, vibrations go from
the product to the operator. Regular and frequent
operation of the product can cause or increase the
degree of injuries to the operator. Injuries can occur
in fingers, hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, and/or
nerves and blood supply or other body parts. The
injuries can be debilitating and/or permanent, and
can increase gradually during weeks, months or
years. Possible injuries include damage to the blood
circulation system, the nervous system, joints, and
other body structures.
• Symptoms can occur during operation of the product
or at other times. If you have symptoms and
continue to operate the product, the symptoms can
increase or become permanent. If these or other
symptoms occur, get medical aid:
• Numbness, loss of feeling, tingling, pricking,
pain, burning, throbbing, stiffness, clumsiness,
loss of strength, changes in skin color or
condition.
• Symptoms can increase in cold temperatures. Use
warm clothing and keep your hands warm and dry
when you operate the product in cold environments.
• Do maintenance on and operate the product as
given in the operator's manual, to keep a correct
vibration level.
• The product has a vibration damping system that
decreases the vibrations from the handles to the
operator. Let the product do the work. Do not
push the product with force. Hold the product at
the handles lightly, but make sure that you control
the product and operate it safely. Do not push the
handles into the end stops more than necessary.
• Keep your hands on the handle or handles only.
Keep all other body parts away from the product.
• Stop the product immediately if strong vibrations
suddenly occurs. Do not continue the operation
before the cause of the increased vibrations is
removed.
• To cut granite or hard concrete causes more
vibration in the product than if you cut soft
concrete. Cutting equipment that is blunt, defective,
of incorrect type or incorrectly sharpened, increases
the vibration level
Exhaust fumes safety
WARNING:
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• The exhaust fumes from the engine contain carbon
monoxide which is an odourless, poisonous and very
Read the warning
Read the warning
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