Toro Flex-Force Power System - Chain saw safety

VI.Chainsawsafety
1.Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthe
sawchainwhenthechainsawisoperating.
Beforeyoustartthechainsaw,makesure
thesawchainisnotcontactinganything.
Amomentofinattentionwhileoperatingchain
sawsmaycauseentanglementofyourclothing
orbodywiththesawchain.
2.Alwaysholdthechainsawwithyourright
handontherearhandleandyourlefthand
onthefronthandle.Holdingthechainsawwith
areversedhandcongurationincreasestherisk
ofpersonalinjuryandshouldneverbedone.
3.Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgripping
surfacesonly,becausethesawchainmay
contacthiddenwiring.Sawchainscontacting
a″live″wiremaymakeexposedmetalpartsof
thepowertool″live″andcouldgivetheoperator
anelectricshock.
4.Wearsafetyglassesandhearingprotection.
Furtherprotectiveequipmentforhead,
hands,legs,andfeetisrecommended.
Adequateprotectiveclothingwillreduce
personalinjurybyyingdebrisoraccidental
contactwiththesawchain.
5.Donotoperateachainsawinatree.
Operationofachainsawwhileupinatreemay
resultinpersonalinjury.
6.Alwayskeepproperfootingandoperate
thechainsawonlywhenstandingonxed,
secureandlevelsurface.Slipperyorunstable
surfacessuchasladdersmaycausealossof
balanceorcontrolofthechainsaw.
7.Whencuttingalimbthatisundertensionbe
alertforspringback.Whenthetensioninthe
woodbresisreleasedthespringloadedlimb
maystriketheoperatorand/orthrowthechain
sawoutofcontrol.
8.Useextremecautionwhencuttingbrushand
saplings.Theslendermaterialmaycatchthe
sawchainandbewhippedtowardyouorpull
youoffbalance.
9.Carrythechainsawbythefronthandlewith
thechainsawswitchedoffandawayfrom
yourbody.Whentransportingorstoringthe
chainsawalwaysttheguidebarcoverand
removethebattery.Properhandlingofthe
chainsawwillreducethelikelihoodofaccidental
contactwiththemovingsawchain.
10.Followinstructionsforlubricating,chain
tensioning,andchangingaccessories.
Improperlytensionedorlubricatedchainmay
eitherbreakorincreasethechanceforkickback.
11.Keephandlesdry,clean,andfreefromoil
andgrease.Greasy,oilyhandlesareslippery
causinglossofcontrol.
12.Cutwoodonly.Donotusechainsawfor
purposesnotintended.Forexample:donot
usechainsawforcuttingplastic,masonry
ornon-woodbuildingmaterials.Useofthe
chainsawforoperationsdifferentthanintended
couldresultinahazardoussituation.
13.Avoidkickback.Kickbackmayoccurwhenthe
noseortipoftheguidebartouchesanobject,or
whenthewoodclosesinandpinchesthesaw
chaininthecut.
Tipcontactinsomecasesmaycauseasudden
reversereaction,kickingtheguidebarupand
backtowardyou.
Pinchingthesawchainalongthetopofthe
guidebarmaypushtheguidebarrapidlyback
towardyou.
Eitherofthesereactionsmaycauseyoutolose
controlofthesaw,whichcouldresultinserious
personalinjury.Donotrelyexclusivelyuponthe
safetydevicesbuiltintoyoursaw.Asachain
sawuser,youshouldtakeseveralstepstokeep
yourcuttingjobsfreefromaccidentorinjury.
Kickbackistheresultoftoolmisuseand/or
incorrectoperatingproceduresorconditionsand
canbeavoidedbytakingproperprecautionsas
givenbelow:
•Maintainarmgrip,withthumbsand
ngersencirclingthechainsawhandles,
withbothhandsonthesawandposition
yourbodyandarmtoallowyoutoresist
kickbackforces.Kickbackforcescan
becontrolledbytheoperator,ifproper
precautionsaretaken.Donotletgoofthe
chainsaw.
•Donotoverreachanddonotcutabove
shoulderheight.Thishelpsprevent
unintendedtipcontactandenablesbetter
controlofthechainsawinunexpected
situations.
•Onlyusereplacementbarsandchains
speciedbythemanufacturer.Incorrect
replacementbarsandchainsmaycause
chainbreakageand/orkickback.
•Followthemanufacturer’ssharpening
andmaintenanceinstructionsforthesaw
chain.Decreasingthedepthgaugeheight
canleadtoincreasedkickback..
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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