Craftsman CMECSP610 - Pole Saw Handling and Safety; Proper Hand Position; Safety Precautions for Operation; Trimming and Pruning Overview

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• Always use two hands when operating the pole saw.
Hold the pole saw with both hands to avoid lossofcontrol.
• Always use head protection when operating the
pole saw overhead. Falling debris can result in serious
personalinjury.
Before Operating Pole Saw
• For safe operation, read all instructions before using
the pole saw. Follow all safety instructions. Failure to
follow all safety instructions listed below, can result in
serious personalinjury.
• Watch what you are doing. Use common sense. Do not
operate pole saw when you aretired.
• Use pole saw for cutting tree branches only. Do not
use pole saw for purposes not intended. Do not use for
cutting otheritems.
• Only well-instructed adults should operate pole saw.
Never allow children tooperate.
• Do not allow children or untrained individuals to use
thisunit.
• Wear the following safety gear when operating pole saw:
- heavy-duty gloves
- steel-toed safety footwear with non-skid soles
- safety glasses, goggles or face screen that are marked
to comply with ANSI Z87
- safety hard hat that is marked to comply with
ANSIZ89.1
- ear mufflers or ear plugs
- face or dust mask (if working in dusty areas)
• Wear heavy long pants and boots. Do not wear
loose fitting clothing, short pants, jewelry of any kind, or
gobarefoot.
• Secure long hair so it is above shoulder level to prevent
entanglement in any movingparts.
• Before cutting, always provide the following:
- clear work area
- secure footing
- planned retreat path from falling limbs
• Inspect tree before trimming. Make allowance for branches
to fall freely to theground.
• Do not use your pole saw to fellsaplings.
While Operating Pole Saw
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DANGER: To reduce the risk of electric shock do
not use on wet surfaces. Do not expose to rain.
Storeindoors.
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DANGER: Avoid Unintentional Starting – with
the power supply connected, don’t carry appliance
with with finger on switch. Be sure switch is off when
connecting to powersupply.
• Stay alert. Use common sense while operating theunit.
• Keep work area clean. Cluttered areas inviteinjuries.
• Always disconnect the power supply from pole saw when
finished cutting or when leftunattended.
• Keep children, animals and bystanders at least 50' (15 m)
away from pole saw. Only pole saw user should be in
workarea.
• Do not use the pole saw to cut downtrees.
• Do not grasp the exposed saw chain when picking up or
holding the polesaw.
• Grip pole saw securely - one hand on the pole, the other on
thehandle.
• Keep finger off trigger until ready to makecut.
• Before starting pole saw, make sure chain is not
touchinganything.
• Keep all parts of body away from chain when pole saw
isrunning.
• Do not force pole saw while cutting. Apply light pressure.
It will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it
wasintended.
• Carry pole saw from one place to another:
- with power supply removed,
- fingers off/away from trigger,
- by holding pole at balance point, and
- with guide bar and chain to rear and with
scabbardattached.
• Do not cut small brush and saplings with the pole saw.
Slender matter may catch in the chain and be whipped
toward you. This could also pull you offbalance.
• Do not operate in poorlighting.
• Keep firm footing and balance. Do not overreach.
Overreaching can result in loss of balance or exposure to
hotsurfaces.
• Keep all parts of your body away from any movingpart.
• Do not, under any circumstance, use any attachment or
accessory on this product, which was not provided with
the product, or identified as appropriate for use with this
product in this instructionmanual.
• Inspect pole saw before each use and after dropping or
other impacts. Ensure there are no significant defects
ordamage.
Do Not Operate Pole Saw:
- while under the influence of alcohol, medication,
ordrugs.
- in rain or in damp or wetareas.
- where highly flammable liquids or gases arepresent.
- if pole saw is damaged, adjusted incorrectly, or not
fully and securelyassembled.
- if trigger does not turn pole saw on and off. Chain
must stop moving when you release trigger. Have
faulty switch replaced by authorized service center. See
Accessories underMaintenance.
- while in ahurry.
- while in a tree or on aladder.
- while on aerial booms, buckets orplatforms.
- during high wind or stormingweather.