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ELECTRIC LAWNMOWER USER'S MANUAL
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Fundamentals of work safety
4. FUNDAMENTALS OF WORK SAFETY
Never use the machine if the power cord is damaged or visibly worn out.
In the event that you connect the lawnmower using a damaged power cord to a power source and then touch
the place that is uninsulated before the lawnmower is disconnected from the power source, you subject
yourself to a risk of injury by electrical shock.
Likewise, never touch the blades until the machine is disconnected from the power source and until the
blades come to a complete stop.
Make sure that the extension cord never comes into contact with the blades. The blades could damage the
insulation on the power cord and this would create a risk of injury by electrical shock when a certain part of
the body and the exposed wire touch while it is under live current.
Disconnect the machine from the voltage source (i.e. pull the plug on the power cord out of the mains power
socket):
• If you need to leave the machine without supervision
• If you are planning to carry out troubleshooting
• Prior to every inspection, every cleaning or repairs
• If you impact a foreign object when working with it
• If the machine vibrates excessively.
Carefully study the fundamentals of work safety with the machine and the user's manual.
Recommendation: Connect the machine only to such a power source that is equipped with a residual current
device (RCD) with a maximum leakage current of 30mA.
If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or by a customer service centre.
This machine must not be operated by persons with limited physical, sensory or mental abilities (including
children). Furthermore, it must not be used by inexperienced persons whose technical knowledge for the
operation of this machine is insuffi cient. These persons may operate the machine under the supervision of
a competent person or after being duly instructed about the fundamentals of work safety.
If children are moving around in the vicinity of the machine, it is necessary to watch that they do not play with
the machine.
A tingling sensation in one's hands or their numbness are indications of excessive vibrations.
If this happens, shorten the work cycle, take suffi ciently long breaks, share the work among several people or
in the event of long term use of the lawnmower, use special anti-vibration gloves when working.
An unavoidable associated consequence of using the lawnmower is that it emits noise when it is running.
Therefore, perform noisy work only during dedicated hours, respectively at a time when this type of activity is
normal. Respect quiet times and try to limit the work to the shortest possible duration.
Likewise, we recommend that you and persons in the near vicinity of the lawnmower wear hearing protection.
OTHER RISKS
Despite the fact that our products are designed to meet the valid technical norms and safety directives in
force, there still remain certain risks to the user associated with the operation of the machine:
• Stones and other fragments may fl y out of the area of the mowing deck.
• If the operator of the machine fails to use hearing protection, then they risk subsequent deafness.
• Finger injury during blade maintenance
• Inhalation of grass clipping particles
• Electrical shock when uninsulated parts are touched.