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PRODUCT SAFETY WARNINGS
safety devices built into your saw. As a saw user, you
should take several steps to keep your cutting jobs
free from accident or injury.
• Kick-back is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect
operating procedures or conditions and can be
avoided by taking proper precautions as given below:
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Maintain a firm grip, with thumb and fingers
encircling the saw handle and position your
body and arm to allow you to resist kick-back
forces. Kick-back forces can be controlled by the
operator. if proper precautions are taken. Do not
let go of the saw.
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Only use replacement guide bars and saw
chains specified by the manufacturer. Incorrect
replacement guide bars and saw chains may
cause chain breakage and/or kick-back.
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Follow the manufacturer's sharpening and
maintenance instructions for the saw chain.
Decreasing the depth gauge height can lead to
increased kick-back.
Additional safety instructions for one hand power saw
• The one hand power saw is designed for cutting
branches. Only use the one hand power saw as
indicated in this manual for cutting wood. The
machine has not been designed for continuous,
professional use.
• Keep the one hand power saw out of reach of
children. It is not a toy.
• Persons with limited physical, sensorial or mental
abilities are not allowed to use the One hand power
saw, unless they are supervised for their safety by
a qualified person or are briefed by the responsible
person how to use the machine.
• Children and adolescents are not allowed to use the
one hand power saw. Excluded from this prohibition
are young people over 16 years of age under the
supervision of an expert for the purpose of training.
• Please note the warning symbols. They mark all those
instructions which are important for safety reasons.
Observe these instructions as failure to do so could
result in serious injury!
• The one hand power saw must be used only by one
person at a time. Make sure bystanders do not stay
in the vicinity of the one hand power saw's work area.
• Check the safe operating condition of the One hand
power saw, in particular the guide bar and the saw
chain, before each operation.
• Always have a safe stand when working with the saw.
• Hold the machine firmly and securely when switching
on.
• Make sure the guide bar and the saw chain must
be free when switched on and must not come into
contact with the workpiece to be cut.
• Keep your hands away from the sawing area. Do not
reach under the workpiece. Contact with the saw
chain may result in injury.
• Guide the One hand power saw onto the workpiece
only when switched on. Otherwise there is a risk of
kick-back if the saw chain gets caught in the work
PRODUCT SAFETY WARNINGS
