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Section 1
Safety and General Information
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Section 1
Safety and General Information
Safety Precautions
To ensure safe operation please read the following statements and understand their meaning. Also
refer to your equipment manufacturer's manual for other important safety information. This manual
contains safety precautions which are explained below. Please read carefully.
WARNING
Warning is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that
can
cause
severe
personal injury, death,
or substantial property damage if the warning is ignored.
CAUTION
Caution is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that
will
or
can
cause
minor
personal injury or
property damage if the caution is ignored.
NOTE
Note is used to notify people of installation, operation, or maintenance information that is important
but not hazard-related.
For Your Safety!
These precautions should be followed at all times. Failure to follow these precautions could result in injury to yourself
and others.
Rotating Parts can cause severe
injury.
Stay away while engine is in
operation.
WARNING
Rotating Parts!
Keep hands, feet, hair, and clothing away
from all moving parts to prevent injury.
Never operate the engine with covers,
shrouds, or guards removed.
Hot Parts can cause severe burns.
Do not touch engine while operating
or just after stopping.
WARNING
Hot Parts!
Engine components can get extremely
hot from operation. To prevent severe
burns, do not touch these areas while the
engine is running - or immediately after it
is turned off. Never operate the engine
with heat shields or guards removed.
Accidental Starts can cause severe
injury or death.
Disconnect and ground spark plug
leads before servicing.
WARNING
Accidental Starts!
Disabling engine. Accidental starting
can cause severe injury or death.
Before working on the engine or
equipment, disable the engine as follows:
1) Disconnect the spark plug lead(s).
2) Disconnect negative (-) battery cable
from battery.
