Hazard Symbols And The Meanings - Craftsman C950524312A Owner's Manual

RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION
General Information
Thisinstruction book iswritten fora person with some mechanical ability.
Ukemostservice books, notallthesteps aredescribed. Stepson how to
loosen ortighten fasteners arestepsanyone c anfollowwith some
mechanical ability. Readand followthese instructions before youusethe
unit.
Know yourproduct: I fyouunderstand theunitandhowtheunit
operates, youwillgetthebestperformance. Asyouread this manual,
compare t he illustrations totheunit. L eam the location a ndthefunctionof
thecontrols. Tohetpprevent anaccident, fellow theoperafing i nstructions
andthesafety rules. K eep this manual forfuture reference.
IMPORTANT: Many units arenot assembled andaresoldincartons. Itis
theresponsibility oftheowner t omakesure theassembly instructions in
this manual areexactly f ollowed. Other units arepurchased inan
assembled condition. Onassembled units, i tistheresponsibility ef the
owner t omake suretheunitiscorrectly assembled. Theowner m ust
carefully check theunitaccording totheinstrustions inthismanual b efore
it isfirstused.
,_1_ Thismanual contains s afety information tomake you
aware ofthehazards anddsks associated with snow
throwers, andhow toavoid them. Thesnow thrower isdesigned a nd
intended f orremoval ofsnow, andshould not beused foranyother
purpose, it isimportant thatyoureadandunderstand these
instructions, andanyone o perating t heequipment readand
understand these instructions.
• ,_WARNING
Theengine exhaust from thisproduct contains chemicals known tothe
StateofCalifornia tocausecancer, b irth defects, orother repmducUve
harm.
A signal word(DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION) isused with thealert
symbol toindicate t helikelihood andthe potential severity o finjury. In
addition, a hazard symbol maybeused torepresent thetypeofhazard.
,_ DANGER indicates a hazard which, i fnot avoided, willresultin
deathor seriousInjury.
_1= WARNING indicates a hazard which, i fnotavoided, couldresult
in deathor serious Injury.
_. CAUTION indicates a hazard which, if notavoided, mightresult
in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION, when used without thealertsymbol i ndicates a
sifuat o nthatcouldresultIn damage tothe equipment,
HazardSymbolsend the meanings
Thesesymbols a reused onyour equipment anddefined inYour o perating
manual. Review andunderstand themeanings. Theuseofoneof these
symbols c ombined with a signal w ord willalert youtopotential hazards
andhow toavoid them.
,_ Safety Alert - Identifies safety Information about
hazards that can result in personal Injury,
_]]] perator's Manual - Read and understand
before performing any activity or running
equipment.
_ RutaUng auger
Fire
Rotating impeller _ Explosion
Toxic fumes
li_ Rotating gears
/_ Thrown objects
Shock
HotSu_ace
14._? Keep a safe distance from the equlpmenL
_ ever reach Into
rotating parts,
:_mt. Shot off engine and
remove spark plug
connector before
pertormlng maintenance
or repair work.
(_ Recommended ear
protection for
extended use.
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