SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
READ
YOUR
OWNER'S
MANUAL AND ALL
SUP-
PLEMENTS
(if any enclosed)
thoroughly
before
operating your
saw.©
Operation of a chain saw should be restricted to
mature, properly instructed individuals. DO NOT
ATTEMPT
OPERATIONS
BEYOND
YOUR
CAPACITY
OR
EXPERIENCE.
WEAR
CLOSE
FITTING AND
PROTECTIVE
WORK
CLOTHING
that is made to give protection,
such
as
(A)
safety hat, (B) safety shield, safety goggles or
safety
glasses,
(C) safety work
shoes,
(D) heavy
duty
work gloves, and (E)
good
grade ear plugs or
sound
barriers.
©
DON'T
USE ANY
OTHER
FUEL
than that recom-
mended in your Owner's Manual.
REFUEL
IN A
SAFE
PLACE.
OPEN
FUEL
CAP
SLOWLY
to
release
any pressure which may have formed
in fuel tank. Do not start a saw where you fuel it,
move at least 10 feet (3 meters)
from
fueling
area
before starting. ©
DO
NOT
OVERFILL
or spill fuel. If fuel has been
spilled on the
unit,
be certain the saw has dried
before starting it. Do not refuel a hot saw — allow it
to cool off. ©
DON'T
SMOKE
while fueling or operating the
saw.0
DON'T
WORK
ALONE.
START
YOUR
SAW WITHOUT
HELP.
Don't
start
a
saw
on your leg or knee. Never operate a chain saw
when you are fatigued. ©
KEEP
ALL
PARTS
of your body and clothing away
from
the saw chain when starting or running the
engine.
Before you start the engine, make sure the
saw
chain is not contacting anything. ©
BEWARE
OF
KICKBACK!
Hold saw
firmly
with
both
hands
when engine is running; use a
firm
grip
with
thumbs and fingers encircling the chain saw
handles
and watch carefully what you cut. Kickback
(saw
jumps or
jerks,
up or backward) can be
caused
by:
•
STRIKING
LIMBS
or other objects accidentally
with
the tip of the saw while the chain is moving.
•
STRIKING
METAL,
cement, or other hard material
near
the wood, or buried in the wood.
•
RUNNING
ENGINE
SLOWLY
at
start
of, or
during
cut.
DULL
or
LOOSE
CHAIN.
•
CUTTING
ABOVE
SHOULDER
HEIGHT.
•
INATTENTION
in
holding
or
guiding
saw while
cutting.
USE
DEVICES
such
as low kickback
chain,
CHAIN
BRAKES,
and handguards which reduce the
hazards
associated
with
kickback.
DON'T
FELL
A
TREE
during high or changing winds.
USE
WEDGES
TO
HELP
CONTROL
FELLING
and
pre-
vent
binding
the bar and chain in the cut
BE
SURE
OF
YOUR
FOOTING
and pre-plan a
safe
exit
from
a falling tree or
limbs.®
DO
NOT
SET
A
HOT
SAW
DOWN
in
areas
where flam-
mable material is present.
©
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