Victa VCS1845 - Safety Instructions

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SAFETY FEATURES
Safety Instructions
Do not operate the VICTA chainsaw before reading all safety, assembly &
operating sections of the manual.
Operator Safety
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Equipment.
t %POPUXFBSMPPTFDMPUIJOHKFXFMMFSZTIPSUQBOUTTBOEBMTPSHPCBSFGPPU4FDVSFIBJSTPJUJT
above shoulder length.
t %POPUPQFSBUFUIFVOJUJGZPVBSFUJSFEJMMPSVOEFSUIFJOGMVFODFPGBMDPIPMESVHTPS
medication.
t &OTVSFZPVIBWFBTBGFQSPGFTTJPOBMBUUJUVEFUPXBSETUIFDIBJOTBXPQFSBUJPOUIFKPCBU
hand.
t &OTVSFBEFRVBUFIB[BSESJTLNBOBHFNFOUIBTCFQFSGPSNFEBTMJTUFEPOQBHFJO
Hazard - Risk Management.
t *GVOTVSFPGUIFDPSSFDUDIBJOTBXPQFSBUJPOEPNOT operate, seek training on safe operation
of the chainsaw by a trained professional or an accredited training provider.
Unit Safety
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condition.
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t &OTVSFUIBUBMMHVBSETBSFQSPQFSMZBUUBDIFEJOTBGFXPSLJOHDPOEJUJPO
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t ,FFQIBOEMFTGSFFPGPJMBOEGVFM
t -FBSOIPXUPTUPQUIFFOHJOFRVJDLMZJOBOFNFSHFODZ
t 4UPQUIFFOHJOFXIFOUIFVOJUJTVOBUUFOEFEFWFOGPSBNPNFOU
t /FWFSBMMPXDIJMESFOPSVOBVUIPSJTFEQFSTPOTUPPQFSBUFUIFVOJU
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t%POPUDPWFSNVGGMFSPSSFTUSJDUBJSGMPXUPNVGGMFS
Fuel Safety
t 6TFBDPOUBJOFSBQQSPWFEGPSGVFMBOEBGVOOFMUPBWPJETQJMMBHF
t .JYBOEQPVSGVFMPVUEPPSTXIFSFUIFSFBSFOPTQBSLTPSGMBNFT
t 'SFRVFOUMZDIFDLGPSGVFMMFBLTBOEDMFBODBSCPOEFQPTJUTGSPNUIFNVGGMFSBUFYIBVTUPVUMFU
t %POPUTNPLFPSBMMPXTNPLJOHOFBSGVFMPSOFBSUIFVOJUPSXIJMFVTJOHUIFVOJU
t "EEGVFMCFGPSFTUBSUJOHUIFVOJU
t /FWFSSFNPWFUIFGVFMUBOLDBQXIJMFUIFFOHJOFJTSVOOJOHPSIPUBMMPXUPDPPMCFGPSF
refuelling.
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t .PWFBUMFBTUUISFFNFUSFTBXBZGSPNUIFGVFMMJOHTJUFCFGPSFTUBSUJOHUIFFOHJOF
t 8JQFBMMUSBDFTPGTQJMUGVFMPOUIFVOJUCFGPSFTUBSUJOHUIFFOHJOF
t $IBOHFZPVSDMPUIFTCFGPSFTUBUJOHUIFVOJUJGGVFMIBTCFFOTQJMUPOUIFN
Not for
Reproduction