Stihl HSA 25 Instruction Manual page 16

English
– Keep hands, feet and other body parts
away from the cutting blades.
– The garden shears are operated with
one hand. Keep your other hand away
from the cutting area during operation.
Never hold the material being cut while
operating the garden shears.
– Do not touch the cutting blades while the
battery is inserted.
– Never touch moving cutting blades with
your hand or any other part of your body.
– Never hold the material to be cut or
attempt to remove cut material without
first releasing the trigger switch and
removing the battery.
– Release the trigger switch and remove
the battery before clearing jammed
material.
￭ To reduce the risk of severe personal injuries from
unintentional starting:
– Never touch the cutting blades with your hand or any
other part of your body when the battery is inserted,
even when the cutting blades are not moving.
– If the cutting blades become jammed by
branches or other obstructions, release
the trigger switch and retaining latch
immediately and remove the battery
before attempting to free the blades.
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6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
￭ The cutting blades continue to move for a short period
after the trigger switch is fully released.
– Wait for the cutting blades to stop before walking
with the garden shears or putting them down.
￭ In the event of an emergency:
– Switch off the motor immediately and remove the
battery.
￭ Contacting foreign objects while cutting could damage the
cutting blades and may cause them to crack, chip, break
or jam. To reduce the risk of severe personal injury or
death from loss of control, and to reduce the risk of
damage to the garden shears:
– Inspect the material to be cut and the surrounding
area for stones, fence wire, metal or other foreign
objects before starting work. Do not use the garden
shears in areas where the cutting blades could
contact such objects.
– Take particular care when cutting next to, against or
near wire fences. Do not touch the wire with the
cutting blades.
– When working close to the ground, make sure that
no sand, grit or stones get between the cutting
blades.
– Do not cut any areas of the hedge, bush, shrub or
other vegetation that you cannot see.
￭ To reduce the risk of injury to bystanders:
– Do not allow other persons in the general work area.
– If cutting the top of a taller shrubs, check the other
side of the shrub frequently for bystanders, animals
and obstructions.
￭ Check the cutting blades at regular short intervals during
operation, or immediately if there is a change in cutting
behavior:
– Switch off the garden shears and remove the
battery.
– Check the condition, tightness and sharpness of the
cutting blades.
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