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Wear heavy-duty gloves when handling the saw chain.
* Otherwise, hands or fingers could be severed by the saw chain.
1.2.2 Precautions on Clothes
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment when using the pole pruner.
* Otherwise, injury may result.
Wear goggles and face shield (or face screen) when using the pole pruner.
* If they are not used, it could cause eye injury due to scattering of pieces of wood
chipped off.
Wear the hearing protective equipment including ear muffs when using the
pole pruner.
* Hearing loss could be developed due to the noise of the engine.
Wear a hard hat during the operation or transportation.
* Otherwise, it could cause injury to head.
1.2.3 Precautions before Operation
Do not allow children or animals to enter the working range of the pole pruner
(within 15m).
* Otherwise, a serious accident will happen.
Do not operate the pole pruner near the electric cable.
* Otherwise, an electric shock will be caused.
Do not use with the saw chain loosened.
* It could come off the guide bar, resulting in serious injury due to the damage of the saw
chain or guide bar.
Make sure that the pole pruner is operated normally or there is not any part
missing or cracking before starting the operation.
Especially check looseness of the connections, screws and nuts, and fuel leakage.
* Otherwise, a serious accident could result.
Before starting the operation or when hitting the pole pruner against something
hard such as stones, make sure that the knob bolt of powerhead connections
is not loosened.
* Otherwise, it could cause the attachment to fall off.
Make sure that the knob is returned to the specified position when installing
the pole pruner.
* The attachment could come off.