Husqvarna 531RB Operator's Manual page 13

Safety instructions for operation
WARNING: Read the warning instructions
that follow before you use the product.
• Learn and understand the difference between
forestry clearing, grass clearing and grass trimming
before you use the product.
• Use personal protective equipment, see
protective equipment on page 13 .
• Long-term exposure to noise can result in permanent
hearing loss. Always use approved hearing
protection.
• Listen for warning signals and loud voices when you
use hearing protection. Always remove your hearing
protection when the engine stops.
• Never use the product if it is changed or defective.
• Make sure that the spark plug cap and ignition lead
are not damaged to prevent the risk of electrical
shock.
• Look around the work area to make sure that no
persons, animals or objects have a negative effect
on the safety of the operation of the product.
• Look around the work area to make sure that no
persons or animals touch the cutting attachment or
are hit by objects that are ejected from the cutting
attachment.
• Examine the work area. Remove all loose objects,
such as stones, broken glass, nails, steel wire and
string, that can eject or wind around the cutting
attachment.
• Do not use the product in a situation or location
where you can not get aid if an accident occurs.
• Do not use the product without a guard.
• Make sure that persons or animals keep a distance
of a minimum of 15 m during work. Always look
behind you before you turn around with the product.
Stop the product immediately if a person or animal
enters the 15 m safety zone. If more than one
operator does work in the same area, keep a safety
distance of a minimum of 2 times the tree height and
a minimum of 15 m.
• Make sure that you can move safely and have a safe
stance. Examine the area around you for obstacles
such as roots, rocks, branch and ditches. Be careful
during work on slopes.
• Do not overreach. Keep a stable position of the feet
and a good balance at all times.
• Before you start the product, put it on a flat surface,
at a minimum of 3 m from the fuel source and from
where you fill fuel. Make sure that there are no
objects near or touching the cutting attachment.
• If the cutting attachment rotates at idle speed, let a
service agent adjust it. Do not use the product until it
is adjusted or repaired.
• Look out for thrown objects. Always use approved
eye protection and keep away from the cutting
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attachment guard. Stones and other small objects
can eject into your eyes and cause blindness or
other injuries.
• Do not put the product down with the engine on
unless you have it in clear view.
• Do not remove the cut material, or let other persons
remove cut material, while the engine is on or the
cutting equipment rotates, as this can result in
serious injury.
• Always stop the engine and make sure that the
Personal
cutting equipment does not rotate before you remove
material that is wound around the blade shaft or
caught between the guard and the cutting
attachment.
• Be careful when you remove material from around
the cutting equipment. The bevel gear gets hot
during operation and can cause burn injuries.
• The exhaust fumes from the engine are hot and can
contain sparks. Risk of fire. Be careful around dry
and flammable material.
• Stop the engine before you move to a new work
area. Always attach the transport guard before you
move the equipment.
• Overexposure to vibration can lead to circulatory
damage or nerve damage in persons who have poor
circulation. Speak to your physician if you
experience symptoms of overexposure to vibration.
Such symptoms include numbness, loss of feeling,
tingling, pricking, pain, loss of strength, changes in
skin color or condition. These symptoms usually
show in the fingers, hands or wrists. The risk
increases at low temperatures.
Personal protective equipment
• Always use approved personal protective equipment
when you use the product. Personal protective
equipment cannot fully prevent injury but it
decreases the degree of injury if an accident does
occur. Let your dealer help you select the right
equipment.
• Use a helmet if the trees in the work area have a
height of more than 2 m.
(Fig. 15)
• Use approved hearing protection.
(Fig. 16)
• Use approved eye protection. If you use a visor, you
must also use approved protective goggles.
Approved protective goggles must comply with the
ANSI Z87.1 standard in the USAs or EN 166 in EU
countries.
(Fig. 17)
• Use gloves when necessary, for example when you
attach, examine or clean the cutting equipment.
WARNING: Read the warning instructions
that follow before you use the product.
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