Safety Manual

ENGLISH
• NEVER stand on a ladder or other temporary
platform. You can fall or slip, and injure yourself
or others. Use a shaft-mounted hedge trimmer
to reach tall bushes and shrubs.
• NEVER hold or allow others to hold the material
you are cutting.
• ALWAYS keep both hands on the unit to control
the cutting action.
• ALWAYS keep the mufer exhaust directed
away from your body.
• NEVER touch the mufer, mufer cover, or
surrounding area during operation. Allow the unit
to cool down before performing any maintenance
in the mufer area.
• NEVER allow ammable debris such as dried
leaves and sticks to build up in the exhaust area.
Heat from operation can ignite these materials,
and cause re.
• ALWAYS keep ngers, hands, and all other body
parts away from the cutting blades and cutting
area.
• NEVER allow anyone to reach into the cutting
area for any reason while the unit is running.
• ALWAYS maintain a direct line of sight to the
hedge trimmer blades and the area where cutting
is being performed. Be aware of what lies in the
path of the blades at all times.
• ALWAYS maintain a minimum safety zone of
15 feet (5 meters) from where you are working.
Don’t allow others to enter the safety zone
unless you have shut the hedge trimmers off and
the blades have completely stopped moving.
• NEVER feed blades toward your body when cutting
- keep blades directed away from yourself at all
times.
• NEVER exceed the cutting capacity of the hedge
trimmers - forcing the blades to cut materials thicker
than the hedge trimmer is designed to handle will
result in jams, blade damage, and poor overall
performance.
• ALWAYS use a suitable tool such as a pruner or chain saw to cut branches
larger than the hedge trimmer’s capacity.
• NEVER attempt to cut more than 6 inches of length from a hedge or shrub
in one cutting pass. Use multiple passes for cleaner, safer cuts, and better
control over blade position.
15 ft
5 m
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OPERATION