Echo GT-2150 Operator's Manual page 5

Hearing protectors
Long trousers
Do fuelling
outdoors
Do not start
engine near
fuelling spot
Safety goggles
Trim-fitting clothes
Sturdy shoes
or boots
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Choose trousers, shirts and jackets that fit trimly and
have no strings, frills or dangling straps which could
catch on the unit or the underbrush.
Do not wear ties, loose clothing or jewellery.
Keep clothing buttoned or zipped up and shirt tails
tucked in.
Secure hair so it is above shoulder length.
The wearing of gloves offers some protection against
contact with skin irritants such as poison ivy.
Soft leather work gloves may also improve your grip.
FOOT AND LEG PROTECTION
Long trousers and sturdy shoes with non-slip soles
are generally acceptable protection against objects
thrown by a grass trimmer head.
ADDITIONAL PROTECTION
Hay fever (Rhinitis) sufferers may purchase dispos-
able masks at hardware or medical supply store to
help reduce the intake of allergenic particles.
PREPARATION
WARNING
IN ADDITION TO HEAD, EYE AND EAR
PROTECTION WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHES
AND SHOES TO PROTECT YOUR FEET
FROM THROWN OBJECTS, AND IMPROVE
YOUR FOOTING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES.
DO NOT WEAR TIES, JEWELLERY, OR
LOOSE, DANGLING CLOTHING WHICH
COULD BE CAUGHT IN THE UNIT. DO NOT
WEAR OPEN-TOED FOOTWEAR, OR GO
BAREFOOT OR BARELEGGED, IN CERTAIN
SITUATIONS YOU MUST ASSESS WHETHER
TOTAL FACE AND HEAD PROTECTION MAY
BE REQUIRED.
Handle fuel with care. It is highly flammable.
a) Use an appropriate type fuel container.
b) Do not smoke or bring flame or sparks near fuel
supplies.
c) The fuel tank may be under pressure.
Always loosen the fuel cap and wait for pres-
sure to be equalized before removing the cap.
d) Fill the fuel tank outdoors over bare ground and
install the fuel cap securely.
Do not pour fuel indoors.
e) Wipe any spilled fuel off the unit.
Then move at least 3 m from the fuelling spot
before starting the engine.
f) Never refuel while the engine is still hot, or fuel
a running engine.
g) Do not store the unit with fuel in its tank,
because a fuel leak could start a fire.
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DANGER
GT-2150/2150S