Stihl 038 - For Canada Only; Important Safety Precautions

For Canada only:
Important Safety Precautions
1. Fatigue causes carelessness.
Be more cautious before rest
periods and before the end of your
shift.
2. Safety clothing required by your
safety organizations, government
regulations, or your employer
should be used; otherwise, snug
fitting clothing, safety foot-wear, and
hand and hear protection should be
worn.
3. Before fuelling, servicing, or trans-
porting your chain saw, switch off
the engine. To help prevent fire,
restart your chain saw at least 3 m
(10 ft) from the fuelling area.
4. When using a chain saw, a fire
extinguisher should be available.
5. When felling, keep at least 2 1/2 tree
lengths between yourself and your
fellow workers.
6. Plan your work, assure yourself of an
obstacle-free work area and, in the
case of felling, of an escape path
from the falling tree.
7. Follow instructions in your operator’s
manual for starting the chain saw
and control the chain saw with a
firm grip on both handles when it is
in operation. Keep handles dry,
clean and free of oil. Achain saw
should never be carried with the
engine running.
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When transporting your chain saw,
use the appropriate transportation
covers that should be available for
the guide bar and saw chain.
15. Use extreme caution when cutting
small size brush and saplings
because slender material may catch
the saw chain and be whipped
toward you.
Never operate a chain saw that is
damaged
or
improperly
adjusted
or
16.
When
cutting
a
limb
that
is
under
that
is
not
completely
and
securely
tension
be
alert
for
spring-back.
assembled. Be sure that the saw
chain
stops
moving
when
the
17.
This
gas
powered
saw
is
classified
throttle control trigger is released. by CSA as a class 1A saw.
Never adjust the guide bar or saw
chain when the engine is operating.
Beware of carbon monoxide
poisoning. Operate the chain saw in
well ventilated areas only.
Do not attempt a pruning or limbing
operation in a standing tree unless
specifically trained to do so.
Guard against kickback. Kickback is
the upward motion of the guide bar
that occurs when the saw chain, at
the nose of the guide bar, contacts
an object. Kickback can lead to
dangerous loss of control of the
chain saw.
Allow your chain saw to cool before
refuelling, and do not smoke.
Don't allow other persons or animals
close to a running chain saw or
close to where a tree is being felled.
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