Echo SRM series, Safety Manual

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• ALWAYS
use only approved
attachments and edger blades.
• NEVER operate edger with damaged
or missing debris shield.
• NEVER adjust edger blade height
with engine running. Stop engine,
disconnect spark plug lead, and make
adjustments.
• NEVER carry edger around the work
site while the blade or attachment is
rotating.
• ALWAYS shut the engine off and let
the blade or attachment stop before
lifting the edger and moving to a new
position.
• ALWAYS avoid contact with engine, muffler area, and gear case during and
immediately after operation. These areas get extremely hot, and touching
them can cause serious burns.
• ALWAYS
wear work gloves to protect hands from sharp edges or hot
surfaces.
• NEVER allow edger blade to strike concrete or other hard surfaces. Blade
contact with hard surfaces can dislodge pieces of sidewalk, curb, paved
surfaces, or other hard materials, and cause serious injury from flying
debris.
• NEVER set depth of blade cut deeper than 1/2” below guide surface.
Cutting too deep increases risk of edger kickout from cut and possible loss
of control of unit.
• ALWAYS keep edger blade vertical during edging - NEVER operate with
blade tilted at an angle.
• ALWAYS operate edger only when conditions provide good visibility and
clear line of sight to edging cut line.
• ALWAYS release trigger and allow blade to come to a stop before lifting unit
out of the cut.
• ALWAYS release trigger and stop engine if someone enters the 50 foot
radius danger zone. Wait for visitor to leave the danger zone area before
restarting engine.
• NEVER leave a power edger running while ground or guide surface debris
is being removed. Shut the engine off, and place the unit in a safe place
where it will not be a trip hazard.
Prohibition - Edger Blade
Spinning Above Knee Level
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OPERATION