Stanley Fatmax SFMCPS620 - Important Safety Instructions (Cont.); Specific Safety Rules; Operating Procedures: Before and During Use; Pre-Operation Checks and Preparations

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To reduce your exposure to these chemicals, wear
approved safety equipment such as dust masks that are
specially designed to filter out microscopicparticles.
• Avoid prolonged contact with dust from power sanding,
sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction
activities. Wear protective clothing and wash exposed
areas with soap and water. Allowing dust to get into your
mouth, eyes, or lay on the skin may promote absorption of
harmfulchemicals.
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WARNING: Use of this tool can generate and/
or disburse dust, which may cause serious and
permanent respiratory or other injury. Always use
approved respiratory protection appropriate for the dust
exposure. Direct particles away from face andbody.
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CAUTION: Wear appropriate personal hearing protection
during use. Under some conditions and duration of use,
noise from this product may contribute to hearingloss.
Before Operating Pole Saw
• For safe operation, read and understand 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:
ʵ heavy-duty gloves
ʵ steel-toed safety footwear with non-skid soles
ʵ safety glasses, goggles or face screen
ʵ safety hard hat
ʵ ear mufflers or ear plugs
ʵ 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:
ʵ clear work area
ʵ secure footing
ʵ 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 no use on wet surfaces. Do not expose to rain.
Storeindoors.
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DANGER: Avoid Unintentional Starting – with battery
installed, don’t carry appliance with with finger on switch.
Be sure switch is off when installingbattery.
• Stay alert. Use common sense while operating theunit.
• Keep work area clean. Cluttered areas inviteinjuries.
• Always remove battery from pole saw when finished cutting or
when leftunattended.
• Keep children, animals and bystanders at least 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:
ʵ with battery removed,
ʵ fingers off/away from trigger,
ʵ by holding pole at balance point, and
ʵ 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:
ʵ while under the influence of alcohol, medication, ordrugs.
ʵ in rain or in damp or wetareas.
ʵ where highly flammable liquids or gases arepresent.
ʵ if pole saw is damaged, adjusted incorrectly, or not fully
and securelyassembled.