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W A RNI NG S AND S AFE T Y IN ST RUC TI ONS
Pay sp ec ia l at te nti on to s ta tem ent s pr ec ed ed by t he fo llo win g wo rds:
W ARNING
Indi cates a str ong pos sibi lit y of severe per sona l injur y or los s of
li fe, if i ns tr uc ti ons a re n ot fo llo wed .
CAUTI ON
In dic at es a po ss ib ili t y of p er son al i nj ur y or e qu ip men t da mag e, if
in str uc ti on s ar e not f oll owe d.
NOTE
He lp ful i nfo rm at ion f or c orr ec t fu nc ti on an d us e.
Operator saf ety
○ Al way s wea r a saf et y fac e sh ie ld o r gog gl es .
○ Gloves should be used when sharpening chain.
○ Alwa ys wear safety prot ective equipment such as jack et,
trousers, glov es, helmet, boots with steel toe-caps and non-slip
so le s, an d eye, e ar an d le g pr ote ct ion e qu ip men t wh en ever y ou
us e a ch ain s aw. For w ork in g in t re es th e sa fet y b oot s mu st b e
su it abl e for c li mb in g tec hn iq ues . As k T an aka d ea le r for h el p
in c ho osi ng t he r ig ht eq ui pm ent . Do n ot we ar lo os e cl oth in g,
jew elr y, sh or t pa nt s, sa nd al s or go b ar efo ot.
Se cu re h air s o it i s ab ove sh ou ld er le ng th.
○ Do n ot op er ate t hi s too l wh en yo u are t ir ed, i ll o r und er t he
infl uen ce o f al co ho l, dr ug s or m edi ca ti on.
○ Ne ver l et a ch il d or i nex pe rie nc ed p er so n op era te th e ma ch ine .
○ Wea r he ar in g pro te ct ion . Pay at te nt io n to yo ur s urr ou nd ing s.
Be a war e of an y bys tan de rs w ho m ay be s ig nal in g a pr obl em .
Remove sa fety equipment immediately upon shutting off engine.
○ Wear head protection.
○ Ne ver s ta r t or r un th e en gi ne in si de a c lo sed r oo m or b uil di ng.
Br ea thi ng ex ha us t fum es c an b e fat al.
○ For respiratory protection, wear a pro tection mask while emitting
th e ch ain o il m is t and d us t fro m sa wdu st .
○ Kee p ha nd le s fre e of oi l an d fu el.
○ Kee p ha nd s away f rom c ut t ing e qu ip men t.
○ Do n ot g ra b or ho ld t he u nit b y th e cut t in g equ ip me nt.
○ When the unit is shut off , ma ke sur e th e cu tt in g at ta ch men t ha s
sto pp ed b efo re th e un it i s set d own .
○ When operation is prolonged, take a break periodically so that
you m ay avo id p os sib le H an d-A rm V ib rat io n Sy nd rom e (HAVS)
wh ic h is c aus ed by v ib rat io n.
○ Na ti on al re gu lat io n ca n re str ic t th e us e of ma ch in e.
○ T he op er ato r mu st ob ey t he lo ca l re gu lat io ns of c ut t in g are a.
W ARNING
○ Ant iv ib rat io n sys tem s do n ot gu ar ant ee t hat yo u wi ll n ot su st ai n
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome or carpal tunnel syndrome.
Th ere for e, co nt in ual e nd r eg ula r us er s sh oul d mo ni tor c lo se ly
th e co ndi ti on o f the ir h an ds an d fi ng er s. If a ny of t he a bov e
sym pto ms a pp ea r , s eek m ed ic al a dv ice i mm ed iat el y .
○ Long or continuous exposure t o high noise levels ma y cause
permanent hearing impairment. Always wear appro ved hearing
pr ote ct ion w he n op era ti ng a u nit / mac hi ne.
○ I f you a re u sin g an y med ic al e le ct ri c/e lec tr on ic d evi ce s su ch
as a p ace ma ker, con su lt yo ur ph ysi ci an a s well a s th e dev ic e
ma nu fac tur er p ri or to o pe rat in g any p owe r eq uip me nt.
Unit/machine safety
○ In sp ec t th e ent ir e uni t /m ach in e be for e eac h us e an d af ter
dr opp in g or ot he r im pac ts . Rep la ce d ama ge d pa rt s. C he ck fo r
fu el le ak s an d make s ur e all f as ten er s are i n pl ac e and s ec ur ely
tightened.
○ Re pl ac e par t s th at a re cr ac ked, c hi pp ed or d am ag ed in a ny way
be for e usi ng t he u nit /mac hi ne.
○ Ma ke su re th e si de c as e is pr op er ly at t ach ed .
○ Kee p ot her s awa y whe n ma ki ng c ar bur eto r adj us tm ent s.
○ Us e on ly ac ce ss or ie s as re co mm en de d for t hi s uni t /ma ch in e by
th e ma nuf ac tur er.
○ Neve r le t th e cha in s tr ike an y obs ta cl e. If t he ch ai n ma kes
co nt act , th e mac hi ne s hou ld b e sto pp ed an d ch ec ked c are ful ly.
○ Ma ke sur e th e aut om ati c oi ler i s wo rk ing . Kee p the o il t an k fi lled
wi th c lea n oi l. Nev er l et ch ai n ru n dr y on t he g ui de ba r.
○ Al l ch ai n saw s er v ic e, oth er t ha n th e ite ms l ist ed in t he o pe rat or ’s/
own er ’s man ua l, sh ou ld b e pe rf or me d by co mp ete nt ch ai n- saw
service personnel. (F or example , if improper tools are used to
remove the fl y w h e e l o r i f a n i m p r o p e r t o o l i s u s e d t o h o l d t h e
fl y wh ee l in o rde r to re mov e th e clu tc h, st ru ct ur al da ma ge to t he
fl y w he el co ul d oc cu r an d cou ld s ub seq ue nt ly c aus e th e fl y wheel
to burst.)
W ARNING
○ Nev er mo di f y th e uni t /m ach in e in an y way. Do no t use y our u ni t /
ma chi ne f or an y job e xce pt th at fo r wh ic h it is i nte nd ed.
○ T ampering with the engine voids the EU type approval of this
engine.
○ Neve r us e ch ain s aw w ith ou t any s afe t y equ ip me nt or t ha t ha s
f a u l t y s a f e t y e q u i p m e n t . I t c o u l d r e s u l t i n s er i o u s p e r s o n a l i n j u r y.
○ Usin g gu id e bar/c ha in ot he r th an re co mm en ded b y th e
ma nu fac tur er w hi ch a re no t app rov ed, c ou ld re su lt i n a hig h ri sk
of p er son al a cc id ent s or i nj ur y.
Fue l sa fet y
○ M ix a nd p our f ue l ou tdo or s an d whe re t he re ar e no s par ks o r
fl ames.
○ Us e a co nt ain er a pp rove d for f ue l.
○ Do no t smoke or allow smoking near fuel or the unit/machine or
wh ile u si ng t he un it / mac hi ne.
○ Wi pe u p al l fue l sp il ls be for e st ar t ing e ng in e.
○ Mo ve at l ea st 3 m away f ro m fu eli ng s ite b efo re s ta rt in g en gi ne.
○ Stop e ng in e an d let i t co ol fo r a few m in ute s bef ore r em ovi ng f ue l
tank cap .
○ E mpt y t he fu el t an k be for e sto ri ng th e un it /m ac hi ne. I t is
re co mme nd ed t hat t he f ue l be em pt ie d af ter e ac h us e. If f uel i s
le ft i n th e ta nk , sto re so f ue l wi ll no t lea k.
○ S tor e un it /m ac hin e an d fu el in a re a wh ere f ue l vap or s ca nn ot
reach sparks or open fl ames from wat er heaters, electric motors
or sw it che s, f ur nac es , etc.
W ARNING
Fue l ca n be ea si ly i gni te d and e as il y inh al ed, p ay sp ec ia l
at te nti on w he n han dl in g.
Cutting safety
○ Do n ot c ut a ny ma ter ia l oth er t han w oo d or wo od en ob je ct s.
○ For respirat or y prot ection, wear an aerosol protection mask
wh en c ut ti ng t he wo od af t er in se ct ic id e has b ee n ap pl ied .
○ Keep others including children, animals, bystanders and helpers
ou tsi de t he h az ar d zon e. Sto p th e eng in e imm ed iat el y if yo u are
approached.
○ Hold the unit/machine fi rm ly wi th t he r ig ht ha nd o n th e rea r
ha ndl e an d th e lef t h an d on th e fr ont h an dl e.
○ Kee p fi rm fo ot ing a nd b al anc e. Do n ot ov er-r eac h.
○ Kee p all p ar t s of yo ur bo dy a way fr om t he mu ffl er a nd c ut ti ng
at ta ch me nt wh en t he e ngi ne i s ru nn ing .
○ Kee p gu id e bar/c ha in b elo w wai st l evel .
○ B efo re fe ll ing a t re e, th e op era tor m us t be a cc ust om ed to t he
saw in g tec hn iq ue s of th e ch ai n saw.
○ B e sur e to pr e- pl an a s afe e xit f ro m a fai li ng tr ee.
○ Whi le c ut ti ng, h ol d th e un it /m ac hin e fi rmly with bo th hands with
thumb fi rm ly l oc ked a ro und f ro nt ha nd le, a nd s tan d wi th fe et we ll
balanced and your body balanced.
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Stand to the side of the guide bar when cutting - nev er directly behind it.
○ A lwa ys kee p th e spi ked b um per f aci ng fo r war d a tr ee, b ec aus e
the chain may suddenly be drawn int o a tree , if so equipped.
○ Whe n com pl et ing a c ut , be r ead y to h old u p th e un its a s it b re aks
in to cl ea r , s o it wi ll n ot fo llo w th rou gh a nd c ut yo ur le gs , fee t or
bo dy, or co nt ac t an ob st ru ct io n.
○ Be a le r t aga in st k ic kb ac k (whe n ch ai n saw k ic ks u p an d bac k at
op er ato r). Neve r cu t wit h th e no se of t he g ui de ba r.
○ W h e n r e l o c a t i n g t o a n e w w o r k a r e a , b e s u r e t o s h u t off the
ma chi ne a nd e ns ure t hat a ll c ut t ing a tt ac hm en ts ar e sto pp ed .
○ Ne ver p lac e th e ma ch ine o n th e gr oun d wh en r un nin g.
○ A l w a y s e n s u r e t h a t t h e e n g i n e i s s h u t off a nd a ny cu t tin g
attachments have completely st opped before clearing debris or
re mov in g gra ss f ro m th e cut t in g at ta ch men t.
○ Alw ays c arr y a fi r st- ai d ki t whe n op er ati ng a ny po wer e qui pm en t.
○ N ever s ta r t or r un th e en gi ne in si de a c lo sed r oo m or b uil di ng
and/or near the infl a mm abl e li qu id. B rea th in g exh aus t fu mes
ca n be fa ta l.
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