Important Safety - Oregon Qualcast PC40 Operation And Maintenance Manual

Safety Information
Important - Please read these instructions fully before operating or maintaining

Important Safety

Your Chainsaw is provided with a safety label located on the chain brake lever/hand guard.This label,
along with the safety instructions on these pages, should be carefully read before attempting to
operate this unit.
HOW TO READ SYMBOLS AND COLORS (FIG.1)
WARNING: RED Used to warn that an unsafe procedure should not be performed.
GREEN RECOMMENDED
Recommended cutting procedure.
Fig. 1
DANGER! BEWARE OF KICKBACK!
Kickback can lead to dangerous loss of control of the chainsaw and result in serious
WARNING:
or fatal injury to the saw operator or to anyone standing close by. Always be alert. Rotational
kickback and pinch-kickback are major chainsaw operational dangers and the leading cause of
most accidents.
A
A
6
1 2
3 4
B
BEWARE OF:
ROTATIONAL KICKBACK
(Fig. 2A)
A
Fig. 2A
THE PUSH (PINCH KICKBACK) AND PULL
REACTIONS (Fig. 2B)
B
C
Fig. 2B
Customer Helpline
WARNING
Beware of kickback.
1
Do not attempt to hold saw with one hand.
2
3 Avoid bar nose contact.
RECOMMENDED
Hold saw properly with both hands.
4
A Kickback path
B Kickback reaction zone
Pull
A
Solid objects
B
Push
C
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