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Safety
WARNING:
Always follow these basic safety precautions
when using electric hedge trimmers to reduce the risk of
fire, electric shock, and personal injury
.
Read
All Instructions
WARNING
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
• T
o guard against injury
, basic safety
pr
ecautions should be observed.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
•
If safety pr
ecautions ar
e not followed, serious
personal injury could occur
.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
•
Read thor
oughly and understand completely
the following rules for safe operation and all
instructions.
Before Operating
• KNOW
YOUR HEDGE TRIMMER – READ AND
FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
Read owner
’s
manual carefully
. Learn its applications and limitations
as well as the specific potential hazards related to this
tool.
While Operating
DANGER
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
•
Blades ar
e sharp.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
•
Contact with blades can cause serious personal
injury.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
•
Keep hands away fr
om blades.
•
Keep both hands on handles during operation.
•
Do not r
emove cut material or hold material to
be cut when blades ar
e moving.
• Ensur
e that the trimmer switch is off when
clearing jammed material fr
om blades.
•
Do not grasp the exposed cutting blades or
cutting edges of trimmer
.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Use of trimmer can cause electric shock.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
•
Electric shock can cause serious personal injury
or death.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
•
Don’t use trimmer in rain, in wet locations, or
on wet hedges or shrubbery
.
•
Do not charge the trimmer in wet or damp
locations.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
During operation for
eign objects may be
thr
own into your eyes or bystander
’
s eyes.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
•
Contact with thr
own objects can cause sever
e
eye damage.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
•
Always wear safety goggles, safety glasses with
side shields, or a full face mask during
operation. W
e r
ecommend W
ide V
ision Safety
Mask for use over eyeglasses or standard safety
glasses with side shields.
•
Keep all bystanders and pets away fr
om the
ar
ea of operation.
CAUTION
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Blades will coast after trimmer is turned off.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
•
Contact with moving blades can cause serious
personal injury
.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
• W
ait for all moving parts to stop befor
e setting
trimmer down or handling blades.
• A
void Danger
ous Envir
onment
– Don’
t use hedge
trimmer in damp or wet locations.
•
Do not
use battery–operated hedge trimmer in rain.
•
Do not
char
ge hedge trimmer in rain, or in wet
locations.
•
Do not
use battery–operated hedge trimmer in an
explosive or vaporous environment. The motor causes
sparks in the trimmer which may ignite the fumes.
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