Stihl HSA 100 Owner's Instruction Manual page 10

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■ To reduce the risk of serious or fatal cut inju‐
ries to the operator or bystanders from blade
contact:
– Keep hands, feet and
– 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.
– If the cutting blades
6.5.3 Working Conditions
WARNING
■ Operate your hedge trimmer only under good
visibility during favorable daylight conditions.
– Postpone the work if the weather is windy,
foggy, rainy or inclement.
■ Your hedge trimmer is a one-person machine.
– Bystanders, especially children, and ani‐
mals should not be allowed in the area
where it is in use.
– Switch off the hedge trimmer immediately
if you are approached.
■ To reduce the risk of injury to bystanders and
unauthorized users:
– Never leave the hedge trimmer unatten‐
ded when the battery is inserted.
– Switch off the hedge trimmer and remove
the battery during work breaks and any
other time the hedge trimmer is not in use.
■ Sparks generated from operation of the hedge
trimmer may be capable of igniting combusti‐
ble gases, liquids, vapors, dusts or other com‐
bustible materials and substances. To reduce
the risk of fire and explosion:
– Never operate the hedge trimmer in a
location where combustible gases, liquids,
vapors, dusts or other combustible materi‐
als and substances are present.
– Read and follow recommendations issued
by government authorities (e.g., OSHA)
for identifying and avoiding the hazards of
combustible gases, liquids, vapors, dusts
or other combustible materials and sub‐
stances.
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other body parts away
from the cutting blades.
become jammed by thick
branches or other obstruc‐
tions, release the trigger
switch, trigger switch lock‐
out and switch lever
immediately and remove
the battery before attempt‐
ing to free the blades.
6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
■ Use of this hedge trimmer (including sharpen‐
ing the cutting blades) can generate dust and
other substances containing chemicals known
to cause respiratory problems, cancer, birth
defects and other reproductive harm.
– Consult governmental agencies such as
EPA, OSHA, CARB and NIOSH and other
authoritative sources on hazardous mate‐
rials if you are unfamiliar with the risks
associated with the particular substances
you are cutting or with which you are
working.
■ Inhalation of certain dusts, especially organic
dusts such as mold or pollen, can cause sus‐
ceptible persons to have an allergic or asth‐
matic reaction. Substantial or repeated inhala‐
tion of dust or other airborne contaminants,
especially those with a smaller particle size,
may cause respiratory or other illnesses.
– Control dust at the source where possible.
– Always work with properly sharpened cut‐
ting blades.
– To the extent possible, operate the hedge
trimmer so that the wind or operating
process directs any dust, mist or other
particulate matter raised by the hedge
trimmer away from the operator.
– When respirable dust or other particulate
matter cannot be kept at or near back‐
ground levels, always wear a respirator
that is approved by NIOSH and rated for
worksite-specific conditions. Follow the
recommendations of governmental
authorities (e.g., OSHA/NIOSH) and occu‐
pational and trade associations.
■ If the vegetation being cut or the surrounding
ground is coated with a chemical substance,
such as pesticide or herbicide:
– Read and follow the instructions and
warnings that accompanied the substance
coating the vegetation or surrounding
ground.
6.5.4 Operating Instructions
DANGER
■ Contact with blade will result in serious per‐
sonal injury.
– Keep hands away from blade.
WARNING
■ To reduce the risk of serious or fatal cut inju‐
ries to the operator or bystanders from blade
contact:
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