Safety Symbols; Safety Instructions; Symbol Meaning; Damage Prevention And Information Messages - Craftsman Weedwacker 172.74536 Operator's Manual

The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible dangers.
The safety symbols, and the explanations with them, deserve your careful
attention and understanding. The symbol warnings DO NOT by themselves
eliminate any danger. The instructions and warnings they give are no substitutes
for proper accident prevention measures.
,/_ WARNING:
BE SURE to read and understand all safety Instructions in I
this manual, including all safety alert symbols such as "DANGER", "WARNING"
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and "CAUTION", BEFORE using this trimmer. Failure to follow all instructions
listed below may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury.
SYMBOL MEANING
//_ SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL: IndicatesDANGER, W ARNING,OR
CAUTION. May be used in conjunction with other symbols or
pictographs.
Failure to obey this safety warning WILL result in death or
serious Injury to yourself or to others. Always follow the
safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock
and personal injury.
I/kWARNING ]
Failure to obey this safety warning CAN result In death or
serious injury to yourself or to others. Always follow the
safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock
and personal Injury.
1 CAUTnON I
Failure to obey this safety warning MAY result in personal
injury to yourse]f or others or property damage. Always
follow the safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire,
electric shock and personal injury.
DAMAGE PREVENTION AND INFORMATION MESSAGES
These inform user of important information and/or instructions that could lead to
equipment or other property damage if not followed. Each message is preceded by the
word "NOTE:" as in the example below:
NOTE: Equipment and/or property damage may result if these instructions are ] not followed.
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WEAR YOUR
,_WARNING: The operation of any trimmer can
result in foreign objects being thrown into your eyes,
which can result in severe eye damage. Before
beginning power tool operation, ALWAYS wear
safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields and
a full-face shield when needed. We recommend a Wide
Vision Safety Mask for use over eyeglasses or standard
safety glasses with side shields, available at Sears
Stores or other Craftsman Outlets.
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