Work Area And Surroundings - Stihl RMA 443 PC Instruction Manual

4 Safety Precautions
￭ The user may come into contact with the blade during
cleaning, maintenance or transport. This may result in
injury to the user.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant material.
￭ Wearing unsuitable footwear may cause the user to slip.
This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear sturdy, closed-toed footwear with high-grip soles.
￭ Material particles may be expelled when sharpening the
blade. This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear close-fitting safety glasses. Suitable safety
glasses are tested in accordance with EN 166 or
national regulations and available commercially with the
corresponding marking.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant material.
4.5

Work Area and Surroundings

4.5.1 Lawn Mower
WARNING
￭ Bystanding people, children and animals cannot
recognise or evaluate the dangers posed by the lawn
mower and high-velocity objects. This may result in
serious injury to bystanding people, children and animals
and damage to property.
► Keep bystanding people, children and
animals out of the working area.
► Maintain a distance from objects.
► Do not leave the lawn mower unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with the lawn
mower.
￭ The lawn mower is not waterproof. Working in the rain or
in a damp environment may result in electric shock. This
may result in injury to the user and damage to the lawn
mower.
► Do not work in the rain or in a damp environment.
► Do not mow wet grass.
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￭ Electrical components of the lawn mower may produce
sparks. Sparks may cause fires and explosions in highly
flammable or explosive environments. This may result in
serious or fatal injury to people and damage to property.
► Do not work in a highly flammable or explosive
environment.
4.5.2 Battery
WARNING
￭ Bystanding people, children and animals cannot
recognise or evaluate the dangers posed by the battery.
This may result in serious injury to bystanding people,
children and animals.
► Keep bystanding people, children and animals out of the
way.
► Do not leave the battery unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with the battery.
￭ The battery is not protected against all ambient
conditions. If exposed to certain ambient conditions, the
battery may catch fire or explode. This may result in
serious injury to people and damage to property.
► Protect the battery from heat and fire.
► Do not throw the battery into a fire.
► Use and store the battery at temperatures
between - 10 °C and + 50 °C.
► Do not immerse the battery in liquids.
► Keep the battery away from metallic objects.
► Do not expose the battery to high pressure.
► Do not expose the battery to microwaves.
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