Safety Information; Chain Saw Safety Warnings - Westinghouse CSA40 User Manual

SAFETY INFORMATION

IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS & INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: TO REDUCE RISK OF INJURY:
• Before any use, be sure everyone using this unit reads and understands all safety instructions and
other information contained in this manual.
• Save these instructions and review frequently prior to use and in instructing others.
• Do not point unit discharge at self or bystanders.
• Keep long hair and loose clothing away from openings and moving parts.
WARNING: When using an electric tool, basic safety precautions should always be followed to
reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury, including the following.
WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other
construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive
harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: lead from lead-based paints, crystalline silica from
bricks and cement and other masonry products, and arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated
lumber. (CCA). Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of
work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with
approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out
microscopic particles

CHAIN SAW SAFETY WARNINGS:

• Keep all parts of the body away from the saw chain when the chain saw is operating. Before you
start the chain saw, make sure the saw chain is not contacting anything. A moment of inattention
while operating chain saws may cause entanglement of your clothing or body with the saw chain.
• Always hold the chain saw with your right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on the front
handle. Holding the chain saw with a reversed hand configuration increases the risk of personal
injury and should never be done.
• Hold the power tool by insulated gripping surfaces only, because the saw chain may contact
hidden wiring. Saw chains contacting a "live" wire may make exposed metal parts of the power
tool "live" and could give the operator an electric shock.
• Wear safety glasses and hearing protection. Further protective equipment for head, hands, legs
and feet is recommended. Adequate protective clothing will reduce personal injury by flying debris
or accidental contact with the saw chain.
• Do not operate a chain saw in a tree. Operation of a chain saw while up in a tree may result in
personal injury.
• Always keep proper footing and operate the chain saw only when standing on fixed, secure and
level surface. Slippery or unstable surfaces such as ladders may cause a loss of balance or control
of the chain saw.
• When cutting a limb that is under tension be alert for spring back. When the tension in the wood
fibers is released the spring loaded limb may strike the operator and/or throw the chain saw out of
control.
• Use extreme caution when cutting brush and saplings. The slender material may catch the saw
chain and be whipped toward you or pull you off balance.
• Carry the chain saw by the front handle with the chain saw switched off and away from your body.
When transporting or storing the chain saw always fit the scabbard. Proper handling of the chain
saw will reduce the likelihood of accidental contact with the moving saw chain.
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