Operator Safety - Maruyama LB30 Owner's/Operator's Manual

Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a MARUYAMA product.
MARUYAMA, it's distributors, and dealers want you
to be completely satisfied with your new product.
Please feel free to contact your local Authorized
Service Dealer for help with service, genuine
MARUYAMA parts, or other information you may
require.
Whenever you contact your Authorized Service Dealer
or the factory, always know the serial number of your
product. This number will help the Service Dealer or
Service Representative provide exact information about
your specific product. You will find the model and
serial number located in a unique place on the product
(Product Description on page US-7).
For your convenience, write the product model name
and serial number in the space below.
Model Name ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
Serial No.
Read this manual carefully to learn how to operate and
maintain your product correctly. Reading this manual
will help you and others avoid personal injury and
damage to the product.
Although MARUYAMA designs, produces and mar-
kets safe, state-of-the-art products, you are responsible
for using the product properly and safely. You are also
responsible for training persons who you allow to use
the product about safe operation.
The MARUYAMA warning system in this manual
identifies potential hazards and has special safety mes-
sages that help you and others avoid personal injury,
even death.
DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION are signal
words used to identify the level of hazard. However,
regardless of the hazard, be extremely careful.
DANGER signals an extreme hazard that will cause
serious injury or death if the recommended precautions
are not followed.
WARNING signals a hazard that may cause serious injury
or death if the recommended precautions are not followed.
CAUTION signals a hazard that may cause minor or
moderate injury if the recommended precautions are
not followed. Two other words are also used to high-
light information. "Important" calls attention to special
mechanical information and "Note" emphasizes gener-
al information worthy of special attention.
Safety

Operator Safety

1. Read and understand this Owner's/Operator's
Manual before using this product. Be thoroughly
familiar with the proper use of this product.
2. Never allow children to operate the Pruner. It is
not a toy. Never allow adults to operate the unit
without first reading the Owner's/Operator's
Manual.
3. Always wear eye protection that complies with ANSI
(American National Standards Institute) Z87-1.
4. Always wear hearing protection.
5. Always wear heavy, long pants, a long sleeved
shirt, boots and gloves. Do not wear loose cloth-
ing, jewelry, short pants, sandals, or go barefoot.
Secure hair so it is above shoulder length.
6. Never operate this Pruner when you are tired, ill,
or under the inf luence of alcohol, drugs or
medication.
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