Echo CS-310 Operator's Manual page 7

CS-310
5. When felling, keep at least 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, have at
least one escape path from the
falling tree prepared in advance.
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. A chain
saw should never be carried with the engine running.
8. When transporting your chain
saw, use the appropriate
transportation covers that should
be available for the guide bar and
saw chain.
9. Never operate a chain saw that is
damaged, improperly adjusted,
or is not completely and securely
assembled. Be sure that the saw
chain stops moving when the
throttle control trigger is released. Never adjust the guide bar or saw
chain when the engine operating.
10. Beware of carbon monoxide
poisoning. Operate the chain saw
in well-ventilated areas only.
11. Do not attempt a pruning or
liming operation in a standing
tree unless specifically trained to
do so.
12. Guard against kickback.
Kickback is the upward motion of
the guide bar, which occurs when the saw chain, at the nose of the
guide bar, contact an object. Kickback can lead to dangerous loss of
the chain saw.
TO AVOID KICKBACK:
a. Contact of the guide bar tip with any object should be avoided.
b. Tip contact may cause the guide bar to move suddenly upward and
backward which may cause serious injury.
c. Always use two hands when operating the chain saw.
d. Use a firm grip, thumbs and fingers encircling the handles.
e. Don't overreach.
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Rotational kickback
Chain moving downward at impact
Kickback Danger Zone
Linear kickback
Kickback
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