BCZ5050DW
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5. For safe operation
• A brushcutter or trimmer can be
dangerous if used incorrectly or
carelessly, and can cause serious or
fatal injury to the operater or others.
It is extremely important that you
read and understand the contents of
this Owner's manual.
• Under no circumstances may the
design of the machine be modified
without the permission of the
manufacturer. Always use genuine
accessories and parts. Non-
authorized modifications and/or
accessories or parts can result in
serious personal injury or the death
of the operator or others.
• When planning your work schedule,
allow plenty of time to rest. Limit the
amount of time over which the
product is to be used continuously
to somewhere around 30 ~ 40
minutes per session. Also try to
keep the total amount of work
performed in a single day under 2
hours or less.
• If you don’t observe the working
time, or working manner (See p5),
Repetitive Stress Injury(RSI) could
occur.
If you feel discomfort, redness and
swelling of your fingers or any other
part of your body, see a doctor
before getting worse.
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BASIC SAFETY RULES
1. Never operate the product when you
are fatigued, ill, or upset, or under the
influence of madication that may make
you drowsy, or if you are under the
influence of alcohol or drugs.
2. Never use the product;
a: When the ground is slippery or when
you can't maintain a steady posture.
b: At night, at times of heavy fog, or at
any other times when your field of
vision might be limited and it would
be difficult to gain a clear view of the
working area.
c: During rain storms, during lightning
storms, at times of strong or gale-
force winds, or at any other times
WARNING
when weather conditions might make
it unsafe to use the product.
3. Wear the following protective
equipments when operating the
product.
a: Approved helmet to reduce the risk
of falling objects.
b: Approved ear protection to reduce
the risk of hearing loss.
c: Approved (ANSI Z87.1.) eye
protection and foot protection to
reduce the risk of injury associated
with thrown objects.
d: Face filter mask in dusty conditions
to reduce the risk of injury
associated with the inhalation of
dust.
e: Wear sturdy rubber-soled shoes or
shoes with some other form of anti-
slip protection to help protect you
against falling.
f: Wear thick anti-vibration gloves to
reduce the risk of whitefinger
disease.
g: Do not wear loose clothing, scarves,
neck chains, unconfineed long hair,
and like to reduce the risk of injury
associated with objects being drawn
into air intake and rotating parts.
Personal protective equipment cannot
eliminate the risk of injury but it will
reduce the degree of injury.
4. The ignition system of your unit
produces an electromagnetic field of a
very low intensity. This field may
interfere with some pacemakers. To
reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury,
persons with pacemaker should consult
their physician and the pacemaker
munufacturer before operating this tool.
5. The area within a perimeter of 50 feet
(15 meters) of the person using the
product should be considered a
hazardous area into which no one
should enter. If necessary yellow
warning rope, warning signs should be
placed around the perimeter of the
area.
When work is to be performed
simultaneously by two or more
