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Safety of personnel
Caution! Danger to health due to vibrations. Excessive exposure to vibrations can
result in damage to the cardiovascular or nervous system, particularly in persons with
cardiovascular problems. Please consult a physician if you experience symptoms that
may have been caused by vibrational loads.
Symptoms of this kind principally affect the fingers, hands or wrists and include
•numbness,
• pain,
• muscular weakness,
• skin discoloration,
• unpleasant tingling sensation.
Hold the handlebar tightly, but not tensed, with both hands in the designated locations
during operation. Plan your working times so that more severe physical strains over a
longer period are avoided.
Warning! This electric tool generates an electromagnetic field during operation. This
field can impair active or passive medical implants under certain conditions. In order
to prevent the risk of serious or deadly injuries, we recommend that persons with
medical implants consult with their physician and the manufacturer of the medical
implant prior to operating the electric tool.
Clothing and equipment
Always wear sturdy footwear with high-grip soles when working. Never work barefoot
or, for example, in sandals.
Always wear long trousers and tight-fitting clothing when operating the machine.
Never wear loose clothes which may become caught on moving parts (control levers)
– do not wear jewelry, ties or scarves.
Also always wear sturdy gloves and tie up and secure long hair (headscarf, cap, etc.)
when performing maintenance and cleaning work or when transporting the machine.
Wear suitable safety glasses when sharpening the mowing blade.
Working with your machine
Never work in the vicinity of other persons, particularly children, or animals. Ensure
that the grass is never discharged in the direction of other persons.
Do not operate the machine in the rain or during thunderstorms, particularly when there
is a risk of lightning strike.
Exhaust gases:
Danger to life through poisoning!
In the case of nausea, headache, impaired vision (e.g., decreasing eld of view) hearing
disorder, dizziness, decreasing power of concentration, stop working immediately.
These symptoms may be caused by excessively high exhaust gas concentrations.
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