Safety Precautions; General Precautions; Protective Equipment - Elem Garden Technic TRT2531-2 Original Instructions Manual

• Chain brake
• Fuel and oil mixture
• Chain oil
• Saw chain oil adjustment
screw
• First aid
Do not work in the rain or leave the
leaf blower/garden vacuum outdoors
whilst raining.
Toxic fumes; Don't operate inside
house.
Keep bystanders away.
In accordance with essential
applicable safety standards
of European directives.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

CAUTION:
This chain saw is designed especially for tree care
and surgery. All work with this chain saw is to be
carried out by properly trained persons only.
Observe all literature, procedures and
recommendations from the relevant professional
organisation. Failure to do so constitutes a high
accident risk! We recommend always using a rising
platform (cherry picker, lift) for sawing in trees.
Rappelling techniques are extremely dangerous
and require special training! The operator must
be trained in and familiar with the use of safety
equipment and working and climbing techniques!
Always use the appropriate belts, ropes and
carabiners when working in trees. Always use
restraining equipment for both the operator and the
saw!

General precautions

- To ensure correct operation the user has to read
this instruction manual to make himself familiar with
the characteristics of the chain saw. Users
insufficiently informed will endanger themselves as
well as others due to improper handling.
- Lend this chain saw only to persons with training
and experience in the use of treesurgery saws.
Always hand over the instruction manual.
- Children and young persons aged under 18 years
must not be allowed to operate the chain saw.
Persons over the age of 16 years may, however,
use the chain saw for the purpose of being trained
as long as they are under the supervision of a
qualified trainer.
- Use chain saws always with the utmost care and
attention.
- Operate the chain saw only if you are in good
physical condition. If you are tired, your attention will
be reduced. Be especially careful at the end of a
working day.
Perform all work calmly and carefully. The user has
to accept liability for others.
- Never work under the influence of alcohol, drugs
or medication.
- A fire extinguisher must be available in the
immediate vicinity when working in easily
inflammable vegetation or when it has not rained for
a long time (danger of fire).

Protective equipment

- In order to avoid head, eye, hand or foot injuries
as well as to protect your hearing the following
protective equipment must be used during operation
of the chain saw:
- The kind of clothing should be appropriate, i. e. it
should be tight-fitting but not be a hindrance. Do not
wear jewellery or clothing which could become
entangled with bushes or shrubs. If you have long
hair, always wear a hairnet!
- It is necessary to wear a protective helmet
whenever working with the chain saw.
The protective helmet is to be checked in regular
intervals for damage and is to be replaced after 5
years at the latest. Use only approved protective
helmets.
- The face shield of the protective helmet (or the
goggles) protects against sawdust and wood chips.
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