Safety Manual

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SAFETY SYMBOLS AND WARNINGS
Wear Head, Eye, And Hearing Protection
Wear Eye (ANSI Z-87.1), Ear, and Head Protection that meet ANSI
requirements
Wear Protective Clothing
Wear cut-resistant protective foot-wear and leg protection. Chain-
saw leg chaps, or pants with ballistic or cut-resistant fabric may
help reduce the risk of injury due to chain contact.
Hot Surfaces Symbol
Contact with hot surfaces can cause serious burns.
Chain Brake Symbol
Arrows show how to engage or disengage chain brake. Push
chain brake lever (front hand guard) all the way forward to
engage, pull back to disengage.
Stop Symbol
Indicates the Stop position for the engine ignition switch (Stop).
Ignition Switch On/Off Positions
Indicates the ignition ON/OFF positions for the engine ignition
switch (Stop Switch).
DANGER!
Kickback hazard. Do not allow guide bar tip to contact
objects. Allowing an unguarded guide bar tip to touch any
object during cutting may cause the guide bar to suddenly
kick up and back toward the operator, a forceful reaction
called rotational kickback. Body contact with a moving saw
chain will cause serious or fatal injury.
DANGER!
Prevent hazardous Rotational Kickback! Install the
optional Kick Guard
TM
anti-kickback bar tip guard in
cutting applications where bar tip contact with solid
objects or surfaces cannot be avoided.
STOP
ON OFF
Ignition