Stihl RM 248 Instruction Manual page 21

4 Safety Precautions
► If anything is unclear: consult a STIHL spe‐
cialist dealer.
4.4 Clothing and Equipment
WARNING
■ Objects may be thrown up at high velocity
while working. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear long trousers made from resistant
material.
■ Noise is produced when working. Noise may
damage the hearing.
► Wear hearing protection.
■ Dust may be stirred up while working. Breath‐
ing in dust may be harmful to health and
cause allergic reactions.
► If dust is stirred up: wear a dust mask.
■ Unsuitable clothing may get caught in wood,
briars and in the lawn mower. This may result
in serious injury to the user.
► Wear close-fitting clothing.
► Remove scarves and jewellery.
■ The user may come into contact with the blade
during cleaning, maintenance or transport.
This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant
material.
► Wear sturdy, closed-toed footwear with
high-grip soles.
■ Wearing unsuitable footwear may cause the
user to slip. This may result in injury to the
user.
■ Material particles may be expelled when
sharpening the blade. This may result in injury
to the user.
► Wear close-fitting safety glasses. Suitable
safety glasses are tested in accordance
with EN 166 or national regulations and
available commercially with the correspond‐
ing marking.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant
material.
4.5 Work Area and Surroundings
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals can‐
not recognise or evaluate the dangers posed
by the lawn mower and objects thrown up by
the machine. This may result in serious injury
to bystanding people, children and animals
and damage to property.
0478-111-9647-B
► Keep bystanding people, children
and animals out of the work area.
► Maintain a distance from objects.
► Do not leave the lawn mower unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with
the lawn mower.
■ Hot exhaust gases are emitted from the muf‐
fler when the engine is running. Hot exhaust
gases may ignite easily inflammable materials
and cause fires.
► Keep the exhaust gas flow away from easily
inflammable materials.
4.6 Safe Condition
4.6.1 Lawn Mower
The lawn mower is in safe condition when the
following conditions are met:
– The lawn mower is free from damage.
– There is no petrol leaking from the lawn
mower.
– The fuel tank cap is closed.
– There is no engine oil leaking from the lawn
mower.
– The engine oil cap is closed.
– The lawn mower is clean.
– The controls are working and have not been
modified.
– If mowing and the mown grass is to be collec‐
ted in the grass catcher box: the grass catcher
box is correctly attached.
– If mowing and the mown grass is to be ejected
to the rear: the grass catcher box is detached
and the discharge flap is closed.
– The blade is correctly attached.
– Genuine STIHL accessories for this lawn
mower are attached.
– The accessories are correctly attached.
– Spring-loaded mechanisms are free from dam‐
age and working.
– The engine stops when the control bar for
mowing is released.
WARNING
■ If not in safe condition, components may no
longer operate correctly, safety devices may
be disabled and fuel may leak. This may result
in serous or fatal injury to people.
► Do not use a damaged lawn mower.
► If there is petrol leaking from the lawn
mower: do not use the lawn mower and
consult a STIHL specialist dealer.
► Close the fuel tank cap.
English
21