Safety; Safety Definitions; General Safety Instructions; Special Safety Instructions - Husqvarna 555 Workshop Manual

2.1 Safety definitions

Warnings, cautions and notes are used to point out
specially important parts of the manual.
WARNING: Used if there is a risk of injury or
death for the operator or bystanders if the
instructions in the manual are not obeyed.
CAUTION: Used if there is a risk of damage to
the product, other materials or the adjacent area
if the instructions in the manual are not obeyed.
Note: Used to give more information that is necessary in
a given situation.

2.2 General safety instructions

WARNING: Read the warning instructions that
follow before you use the product.
The service center that repairs the product must have
safety devices that obey local regulations. Warnings and
cautions are used to point out specially important parts
of the workshop manual.

2.3 Special safety instructions

• Do not use accessories that are not approved by the
manufacturer. Do not do changes that are not
approved by the manufacturer. This can cause injury
or death to the operator or other persons.
• Always use original spare parts and accessories.
• Use approved hearing protection. Noise from the
product can result in permanent hearing loss.
• Be careful with the fuel. The fluid and its fumes are
poisonous, can cause skin damage and is very
flammable.
• The guide bar, saw chain, chain brake and clutch
cover must be attached correctly before you start the
product. If not, the clutch can become loose and
cause injury.
• Adjust the saw chain before you use the product.
Make sure that the saw chain does not move at idle
speed.
• Not sufficient lubrication of the saw chain can result
in the saw chain breaking. This can cause injury or
death to the operator or other persons.
• After operation, do not touch the muffler until the
temperature of the muffler has decreased. Risk of
burn injuries.
• Use safety glasses when you do maintenance on
springs that have tension. Make sure that the spring
in the starter pulley does not eject and cause injury.

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• Wear protective gloves when you replace the
crankshaft bearings. The crankcase halves are hot,
risk of burn injuries.
• Make sure that the chain brake is engaged when
you remove the pressure spring on the chain brake.
If the chain brake is not engaged, the pressure
spring can eject and cause injury.
• After repair, examine the chain brake before you use
the product. Obey the instructions in the chain brake
chapter.

2.4 Symbols on the product

Stop.
Be careful and use the product correctly.
This product can cause serious injury or
death to the operator or others.
Read the operator's manual carefully and
make sure that you understand the
instructions before you use this product.
Always wear approved protective helmet,
approved hearing protection and eye
protection.
This product complies with applicable EC
Directives.
Noise emissions to the environment
according to European Directive
2000/14/EC and New South Wales
legislation "Protection of the Environment
Operations (Noise control) Regulation
2017". Noise emission data can be found
on the machine label and in the
data chapter.
Chain brake, engaged (right). Chain
brake, disengaged (left).
Choke.
Air purge bulb.
Adjustment of the oil pump.
Fuel.
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