• Ensure that people, animals or other things can not
affect your control of the product or that they do not
come in contact with the cutting attachment or loose
objects that are thrown out by the cutting
attachment. However, do not use the product unless
you are able to call for help in the event of an
accident.
• Always inspect the working area. Remove all loose
objects such as stones, broken glass, nails, steel
wire, string, etc., that could be thrown out or become
wrapped around the cutting attachment.
• Make sure that you can move and stand safely.
Check the area around you for possible obstacles
(roots, rocks, branches, ditches, etcetera) in case
you have to move suddenly. Take great care when
you work on sloping ground.
• Keep a good balance and a firm foothold at all times.
Do not overreach.
• Deactivate the product before you move to another
area.
• Never put the product down unless you have
deactivated it and removed the battery. Do not leave
the product unsupervised when it is switched on.
• Remove the battery before you pass the product to
another person.
• Make sure that no clothes or parts of the body come
in contact with the cutting attachment when the
product is activated. Keep the product below waist
level.
• If anything jams in the cutting attachment while you
operate the product, stop and deactivate the product.
Make sure that the cutting attachment stops
completely. Remove the battery before you clean,
inspect or repair the product and/or the cutting
equipment.
• Keep your hands and feet away from the cutting
attachment until it has stopped completely when the
product is deactivated.
• Watch out for stumps of branches that can be thrown
out when you cut. Do not cut to close to the ground
where stones and other objects can be thrown out.
• Watch out for thrown objects. Always wear approved
eye protection. Never lean over the cutting
attachment guard. Stones, rubbish, etc., can be
thrown up into the eyes which can cause blindness
or serious injury.
• Listen out for warning signals or shouts when you
wear hearing protection. Always remove your
hearing protection as soon as the product stops.
• Never work from a ladder, stool or any other raised
position that is not fully secured.
• If any unwanted vibrations occur, tap out new line to
give the line the correct length to stop the vibrations.
• Overexposure to vibration can lead to circulatory
damage or nerve damage in persons who have poor
circulation. Speak to your physician if you
experience symptoms of overexposure to vibration.
Such symptoms include numbness, loss of feeling,
tingling, pricking, pain, loss of strength, changes in
skin colour or condition. These symptoms usually
show in the fingers, hands or wrists.
• Always hold the product with both hands. Hold the
product on the right side of your body.
• Do not remove the cut material, or let other persons
remove cut material, while the product is on or the
cutting equipment rotates, as this can result in
serious injury.
• Always stop the product, remove the battery and
make sure that the cutting equipment does not rotate
before you remove material that is wound around the
blade shaft or caught between the guard and the
cutting attachment.
Personal protective equipment
WARNING: Read the warning instructions
that follow before you use the product.
• Always use approved personal protective equipment
when you use the product. Personal protective
equipment cannot fully prevent injury but it
decreases the degree of injury if an accident does
occur. Let your dealer help you select the right
equipment.
• Use a protective helmet where there is a risk of
falling objects.
• Use approved hearing protection that provides
adequate noise reduction. Long-term exposure to
noise can result in permanent hearing impairment.
• Use approved eye protection. If you use a visor, you
must also use approved protective goggles.
Approved protective goggles must comply with the
ANSI Z87.1 standard in the USAs or EN 166 in EU
countries.
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