Safety Warnings for
Chain Saws
General
• Remember, safety is a combination of common sense,
alert mind and the knowledge of the tool functioning.
CAUTION
• Read carefully the manual before
starting to use the chain saw. Pay attention to the safety
rules, the alert symbols and the danger, warning and
caution notices in the instructions and in the labels
adhered to the tool. These safety rules are meant to alert
the user and prevent possible injuries that can be fatal.
However, these do not eliminate the danger implied in a
faulty operation of the chainsaw. If the chain saw is used
correctly and only for the specified use, it will deliver
many years of safe and reliable service.
• Familiarize with the chainsaw with the help of this
manual. Save it in a safe and handy place to consult it
frequently and to teach the future chain saw operators.
Learn the uses, limitations as well as the possible specific
risks.
WARNING
• Chainsaws are designed exclusively
to cut wood. Do not try to cut any other type of material.
DANGER
• Never allow people lacking the
adequate instruction to operate the chain saw.
• Operate the chainsaw only when visibility and the light
conditions are adequate to see clearly.
Fuel Handling
• Never smoke close to fuel, nor in the gasoline fill up
zone or where the mix with oil is being prepared or
when operating the chain saw.
• To reduce the risk of fire or burns handle fuel with
care. It is very flammable.
• Use care with oil and gasoline. Prevent your skin having
contact with these.
• Protect your eyes to prevent spills of gasoline or oil. In
the event of accidental contact wash eyes immediately
with clear water. If irritation persists go see a doctor.
• Mix and store fuel in a dedicated gasoline container.
• Mix fuel outdoors away from sparks or flames.
• Before supplying fuel to the chain saw turn off the
motor and wait until the motor cools down.
• Before operating the chain saw, wipe clean all the fuel
that could have spilled in the chain saw.
• Check for fuel leaks. Correct any leak before using the
chain saw to prevent fire of burn injuries.
• Stay away from the filling up area at least at a 9 meters'
distance (30 feet) away before starting the motor.
• Never, ever burn spilled fuel to eliminate it.
To Prevent Kickback
Kickback is the sudden and strong movement outwards
from the cut and in the operator direction of the running
tool. It can cause the operator loses control and cause a
severe body injury. Usually it is caused when the nose of
the bar touches an object or the cutting chain is caught in
the material about to be cut. To prevent kickback, take the
following caution measures:
• Keep all the guards and safety devices incorporated to
the chain saw in place and in good repair.
• When operating the chain saw stay alert and do not
allow being used to the use of the machine make you pay
less attention while using the tool.
WARNING
• Use both hands to hold the chain
saw firmly when the motor is running. Set the right hand
in the rear handle and the left hand in the front handle.
Both handles shall be grasped with the fingers, having the
thumbs bent below the handles (A). This way of grasping
has less possibility to fail in case of a kickback. Keeping
the thumbs in the same side of the fingers is dangerous
because it lessens greatly controlling the chain saw in case
of kickback.
• Operate the chainsaw setting the left arm rigid and
totally extended.
DANGER
• DO NOT make contact with the chain
bar nose and the material to be cut or any other obstacle
like trunks, branches, fences or any other thing it can hit
when operating the chainsaw.
• Always cut with the motor running its maximum speed.
Press fully the throttle trigger and keep a stable cutting
speed.
• Do not try to reach or cut objects that
DANGER
are out of reach or above chest height.
• Keep the cutting chain well-honed and in optimal
conditions.
• Use only spare bars and chains specified by
.
A
Right way to hold
the chainsaw
Wrong way to hold
the chainsaw
ENGLISH
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