Safety; Rules For Safe Operation - Echo CS-370F Instruction Manual

SAFETY

SAFETY

Rules For Safe Operation

1. Fatigue causes carelessness. Be more cautious before rest
periods and before the end of your shift.
2. Personal protective clothing required by your safety
organizations, government regulations, or your employer
should be used; otherwise, snug fitting clothing, protective
eyewear, safety footwear and hand, leg and hearing
protection should be worn.
Note: Personal protective clothing should meet the
requirements of applicable Standards.
3. Before fueling, servicing or transporting your chain saw
switch off the engine. To help prevent fire, restart your chain
saw at least 3 m from the fueling area.
4. When using a chain saw a fire extinguisher should be
available.
5. When felling, keep at least 2 tree lengths between yourself
and your fellow workers.
6. Plan your work; assure yourself of an obstacle-free work
area and, in the case of felling, have at least one escape
path from the falling tree prepared in advance
7. Follow instructions in your operator's manual for starting the
chain saw and control the chain saw with a firm grip on both
handles when it is in operation. Keep handles dry, clean and
free of oil. A chain saw should never be carried with the
engine running.
8. When transporting your chain saw, use the appropriate
transportation covers that should be available for the guide
bar and saw chain.
9. Never operate a chain saw that is damaged, improperly
adjusted, or is not completely and securely assembled. Be
sure that the saw chain stops moving when the throttle
control trigger is released. Never adjust the guide bar or saw
chain when the engine operating.
10. Beware of carbon monoxide poisoning. Operate the chain
saw in well-ventilated areas only.
11. Do not attempt a pruning or liming operation in a standing
tree unless specifically trained to do so.
12. Guard against kickback. Kickback is the upward motion of
the guide bar, which occurs when the saw chain, at the nose
of the guide bar, contact an object. Kickback can lead to
dangerous loss of the chain saw.
TO AVOID KICKBACK:
a. Contact of the guide bar tip with any object should be avoided.
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Rotational kickback
Rotational kickback
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Kickback
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