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who do not have the necessary
familiarity with the instructions.
Local regulations may restrict
the age of the operator.
•
Never use the machine while
people, especially children, or
pets are nearby. Get another
adult to keep the children under
supervision. Children shall
not play with the appliance.
•
Never use the machine if
the user is tired or unwell,
or has taken medication,
drugs, alcohol or substances
that impair reflexes
and concentration.
•
Remember that the operator
or user is responsible for
accidents and unexpected
events that can occur to other
people or property. It is the
user’s responsibility to assess
the potential risk of the area
where work is to be carried out
and to take all the necessary
precautions to ensure his
own safety and that of others,
particularly on slopes or rough,
slippery and unstable ground.
•
If the machine is sold or
lent to others, make sure
that the operator looks
over the user instructions
contained in this manual.
2.2 PRELIMINARY
OPERATIONS
Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)
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Wear suitable work attire,
hard-wearing safety footwear
with non-slip soles and long
trousers. Do not operate
the machine barefoot or
wearing open sandals. Wear
ear-protection devices,
anti-vibration gloves,
protective goggles, and
a half mask respirator.
• Use of hearing protections can
reduce the ability to hear any
warnings (shouting or alarms).
Be careful of what occurs
around you in the work area.
•
Never wear scarves, shirts,
necklaces, bracelets, loose
flowing clothing, laces or ties
or any hanging or flapping
accessory that could catch in
the machine or in any objects
or materials in the work area.
•
Keep hair away from the
air intake grille, as it could
get tangled in the rotor and
cause serious injuries. Tie
your hair back if it is long.
Work / Machine Area
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Thoroughly inspect the
whole work area and use
a rake or yard brush to
manually untangle debris,
remove anything that could
be projected by the machine
(when used as a blower), block
the vacuum tube (when the
machine is used as vacuum
collector), or be a source of
hazard (stones, branches,
steel wire, bones etc.).
•
When operating in dry
dusty soil conditions, it is
recommended to moisten
the surface slightly.
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To avoid the risk of fire,
do not leave the machine
with the motor hot on
leaves or dry grass.
2.3 DURING OPERATION
Work area
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Do not use the machine
in environments that pose
the risk of explosion, in the
presence of flammable liquids,