ICS 680GC - Safety Precautions; Chain Breakage and Protective Guards; Operating Practices and Material Warnings

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TITLE680GC OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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SAFETY
WARNING
THE FOLLOWING SYMBOL APPLIES TO ALL THE ITEMS LISTED ON THIS PAGE
A potentially hazardous situation exists which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
Chain breakage can result in high-speed ejection of parts, which can result in death or
serious personal injury to operators or bystanders. The items listed below are critical to
minimizing the risk of diamond chain breakage and injury.
• DO NOT operate a concrete chain saw with a damaged, modified, broken, or missing side
cover, bottom guard, or guard flap. The side cover, bottom guard, and guard flap provide
protection against contact with moving parts, ejected debris, broken diamond chain,
thrown water and concrete slurry.
• DO NOT operate saw with loose, missing, damaged or improperly repaired parts.
• DO NOT insert saw into a slot narrower than the diamond chain segments. Rapid
pushback might occur. Reference: Most diamond segments are .225 inches (5.72 mm)
wide.
• DO NOT use damaged, modified or improperly repaired diamond chain.
• DO NOT run saw upside-down. Concrete debris can fly back into the operator’s face.
• DO NOT cut ductile iron pipe with a concrete chain saw. Segment loss or diamond chain
breakage may occur.