Stihl TS 440 Instruction Manual page 6

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Proper Clothing
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, the operator
should wear proper protective apparel.
Clothing must be sturdy
and snug-fitting, but allow
complete freedom of
movement. Avoid loose-
fitting jackets, scarfs,
neckties, jewelry, flared
or cuffed pants, uncon-
fined long hair or
anything that could
become caught on any
obstacles or moving parts
of the machine. Wear
overalls or long pants to
protect your legs. Do not
wear shorts.
WARNING
When cutting metal, including rebar and
other metals embedded in concrete or
other materials, a cut-off machine
generates sparks that can ignite clothing
and other flammable materials. Most
fabrics used in clothing are flammable –
even flame-retardant fabrics will ignite at
higher temperatures. To reduce the risk
of burn injury, STIHL recommends
wearing clothing made of leather, wool,
flame-retardant-treated cotton or a
tightly woven, heavier cotton such as
denim. Some flame-retardant synthetic
fabrics may also be suitable, but others,
such as polyester, nylon, rayon and
acetate, can melt during a fire into a tar-
like matter that burns into the skin.
Check the clothing manufacturer's
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instructions. Keep clothing free of oil,
fuel, grease and other flammable
substances.
Always wear heavy-duty
work gloves (e.g. made of
leather or other wear
resistant material) when
handling the cut-off
machine. Heavy-duty,
non-slip gloves improve
your grip and help to
protect your hands.
Good footing is important
in cut-off machine work.
Wear sturdy boots with
non-slip soles. Steel-toed
safety boots are
recommended.
WARNING
Loose objects may be thrown toward the
operator by the cutting wheel.
To reduce the risk of
injury to your eyes never
operate a cut-off machine
unless wearing goggles
or properly fitted safety
glasses with adequate
top and side protection
and that comply with
ANSI Z87 "+". Proper eye
protection is a must.
Wear an approved safety hard hat to
protect your head.
Cut-off machine noise may damage your
hearing. Always wear sound barriers
(ear plugs or ear muffs) to help protect
your hearing. Regular users should have
their hearing checked regularly.
WARNING
When wet cutting at the
flow rate recommended
in this instruction manual
is not utilized or cannot
be confirmed, to reduce
the risk of serious or fatal
respiratory illness or can-
cer the operator and any
bystanders should
always wear a respirator
approved by NIOSH for
the material being cut
and with an Assigned
Protection Factor suffi-
cient to provide the level
of respiratory protection
needed for worksite-spe-
cific conditions.
Consult your employer for information
relating to the respirator needed for your
worksite-specific conditions. Your
employer is likely to have in place an
OSHA-required respiratory protection
program and can provide information
regarding the type and level of
respiratory protection needed for your
worksite conditions. Information also is
available from OSHA at
www.OSHA.gov. Even if wet cutting at
the recommended flow rate, an operator
who is working with the machine for
more than two hours in one day should
wear a NIOSH-approved respirator that
is rated for the material being cut. For
additional details and warnings on this
subject, see information under "Working
Conditions" in this instruction manual.
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