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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 Mini saw
• The Mini saw is designed for cutting branches. Only
use the Mini saw as indicated in this manual for
cutting wood. The machine has not been designed
for continuous, professional use.
• Keep the Mini 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 Mini 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
Mini 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 Mini saw must be used only by one person at a
time. Make sure bystanders do not stay in the vicinity
of the Mini saw's work area.
• Check the safe operating condition of the Mini 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 Mini 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 piece.
PRODUCT SAFETY WARNINGS
