Intended Use; General Safety Instructions - Okay GBS 1018 LI Operating Instructions Manual

Intended use

As required, this device may be converted via
simple replacement of the included attach-
ments into grass shears, bush shears, or into
a ground hook.
Hints for your work with the tool
The shrub trimmer cuts ornamental shrubs
and light undergrowth or bushes. The device
is also well-suited for ornamental cuts as, for
example, for the care of graves.
The battery-powered grass and shrub
shear can not and should not replace
your hedge shears.
They are exclusively designed to trim and cut
back ornamental shrubs and brush -wood
with a low wood thickness. Any other use is
not deemed appropriate and the manufactur-
er/ supplier is not liable for damages resulting
from such use.
The grass shears allow for clean cuts of lawn
edges or hardly accessible lawn areas.
The ground hook (cultivator) is used to
loosen, aerate, and weed cultivated ground
and closely positioned cultures while sparing
roots and for preparation prior to planting. It
also allows peat, fertiliser. and compost to be
worked into the soil.
As the device is operated with one
hand please be careful not to move
the other hand near the running cut-
ting tools.
Each type of use other than those given in
these instructions for use can damage the
machine and cause serious risk to the user.
Please always observe the safety instructions
in order to safeguard your guarantee claim
and in the interests of product safety. Due to
the machine's design, we are unable to fully
exclude all residual risks.
Residual dangers
Residual risks always remain even if the hedge
trimmer is used properly. The hedge trimmer's
design can entail the following hazards:
• Contact can be made with the unprotected
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• Reaching into or grabbing the hedge trim-
• Unanticipated, sudden movement of the
• Ejection or catapulting of damaged cutting
• Ejection or catapulting of the plant material
• Hearing damage if the specified hearing
• Inhalation of cut materials

General safety instructions

Attention! Read all instructions contained
herein. Failure to observe the following in-
structions may result in electric shock, burns
and/or severe injury. The term 'power tool'
used in the following includes both mains-op-
erated tools (with mains supply) and battery-
operated tools (without mains supply).
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFUL-
LY!
1) Working area
2) Electrical safety
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blade (resulting in cutting injuries)
mer while it is in operation (resulting in cut-
ting injuries)
plant material being cut (resulting in cutting
injuries)
teeth
being cut
protection is not worn
a) Keep your working area clean and tidy.
Untidy and poorly lit working areas
may lead to accidents.
b) Do not operate the tool in potentially
explosive environments containing
combustible fluids, gases or dusts.
Power tools generate sparks that may
ignite dusts or fumes.
c) Keep children and other persons away
when you are operating the power
tool. Distractions may result in the opera-
tor loosing control over the tool.
a) The mains plug of the power tool must
fit into the mains socket. The plug
must not be modified in any way. Do
not use adapter plugs/connectors in
combination with tools with protective
earthing. Unmodified plugs and fitting