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4 Safety Precautions
4.4 Clothing and Equipment
WARNING
■ Objects may be thrown up at high velocity while working.
This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear long trousers made from resistant material.
■ Noise is produced when working. Noise may damage the
hearing.
► Wear hearing protection.
■ Dust may be stirred up while working. Breathing in dust
may be harmful to health and cause allergic reactions.
► If dust is stirred up: wear a dust mask.
■ Unsuitable clothing may get caught in wood, briars and in
the lawn mower. This may result in serious injury to the
user.
► Wear close-fitting clothing.
► Remove scarves and jewellery.
■ The user may come into contact with the blade during
cleaning, maintenance or transport. This may result in
injury to the user.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant material.
► Wear sturdy, closed-toed footwear with high-grip soles.
■ Wearing unsuitable footwear may cause the user to slip.
This may result in injury to the user.
■ Material particles may be expelled when sharpening the
blade. This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear close-fitting safety glasses. Suitable safety
glasses are tested in accordance with EN 166 or
national regulations and available commercially with the
corresponding marking.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant material.
4.5 Work Area and Surroundings
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals cannot
recognise or evaluate the dangers posed by the lawn
mower and objects thrown up by the machine. This may
result in serious injury to bystanding people, children and
animals and damage to property.
► Maintain a distance from objects.
► Do not leave the lawn mower unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with the lawn
mower.
■ Hot exhaust gases are emitted from the muffler when the
engine is running. Hot exhaust gases may ignite easily
inflammable materials and cause fires.
► Keep the exhaust gas flow away from easily
inflammable materials.
4.6 Safe Condition
4.6.1 Lawn Mower
The lawn mower is in safe condition when the following
conditions are met:
– The lawn mower is undamaged.
– There is no petrol leaking from the lawn mower.
– The fuel tank cap is closed.
– There is no engine oil leaking from the lawn mower.
– The engine oil cap is closed.
– The lawn mower is clean.
– The controls are working and have not been modified.
– If mowing and the mown grass is to be collected in the
grass catcher box: the grass catcher box is correctly
attached.
► Keep bystanding people, children and
animals out of the work area.