Husqvarna ST 324 Operator's Manual page 6

General safety instructions
• Use the product correctly. Injury or death is a
possible result of incorrect use. Only use the
product for the tasks found in this manual. Do not
use the product for other tasks.
• Obey the instructions in this manual. Obey the
safety symbols and the safety instructions. If the
operator does not obey the instructions and the
symbols, injury, damage or death is a possible
result.
• Do not discard this manual. Use the instructions
to assemble, to operate and to keep your product
in good condition. Use the instructions for correct
installation of attachments and accessories. Only
use approved attachments and accessories.
• Do not use a damaged product. Obey the
maintenance schedule. Only do the maintenance
work that you find an instruction about in this
manual. An approved service center must do all
other maintenance work.
• This manual cannot include all situations that can
occur when you use the product. Be careful and
use your common sense. Do not operate the
product or do maintenance to the product if you
are not sure about of the situation. Speak to a
product expert, your dealer, service agent or
approved service center for information.
• Disconnect the spark plug cable before you
assemble the product, put the product into
storage or do maintenance.
• Do not use the product if it is changed from its
initial specification. Do not change a part of the
product without approval from the manufacturer.
Only use parts that are approved by the
manufacturer. Injury or death is a possible result
of incorrect maintenance.
• Do not breathe in the fumes from the engine.
Long term inhalation of the engine's exhaust
fumes is a health risk.
• Do not start the product indoors or near
flammable material. The exhaust fumes are hot
and can contain a spark which can start a fire.
Not sufficient airflow can cause injury or death
because of asphyxiation or carbon monoxide.
• When you use this product the engine makes an
electromagnetic field. The electromagnetic field
can cause damage to medical implants. Speak to
your physician and medical implant manufacturer
before you operate the product.
• Do not let a child operate the product. Do not let
a person, without knowledge of the instructions
operate the product.
• Make sure that you always monitor a person,
with decreased physical capacity or mental
capacity, that uses the product. A responsible
adult must be there at all times.
• Lock the product in an area that children and
unapproved persons cannot access.
• The product can eject objects and cause injuries.
Obey the safety instructions to decrease the risk
of injury or death.
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• Do not go away from the product when the
engine is on.
• The operator of the product is responsible if an
accident occurs.
• Before and while you walk rearward, look behind
and down for small children, animals or other
risks that can cause you to fall.
• Make sure that parts are not damaged before
you use the product.
• Make sure that you are at a minimum 15 m (50
ft) away from other persons or animals before
you use the product. Make sure that a person in
adjacent area knows that you will use the
product.
• Refer to national or local laws. They can prevent
or decrease the operation of the product in some
conditions.
Safety instructions for operation
• Do not put hands or feet near or under rotating
parts. Keep clear of the discharge opening at all
times.
• Exercise extreme caution when operating on or
crossing gravel drives, walks, or roads. Stay alert
for hidden hazards or traffic.
• After striking a foreign object, stop the engine
(motor), remove the wire from the spark plug,
disconnect the cord on electric motors,
thoroughly inspect the product for any damage,
and repair the damage before restarting and
operating the product.
• If the product starts to vibrate abnormally, stop
the engine (motor) and check immediately for the
cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.
• Stop the engine (motor) whenever you leave the
operating position, before unclogging the auger
housing or chute deflector, and when making any
repairs, adjustments or inspections.
• When cleaning, repairing or inspecting the
product, stop the engine and make certain the
augers and all moving parts have stopped.
Disconnect the spark plug wire and keep the wire
away from the plug to prevent someone from
accidentally starting the engine.
• Do not run the engine indoors, except when
starting the engine and for transporting the
product in or out of the building. Open the
outside doors; exhaust fumes are dangerous.
• Exercise extreme caution when operating on
slopes.
• Never operate the product without proper guards,
and other safety protective devices in place and
working.
• Never direct the chute deflector toward people or
areas where property damage can occur. Keep
children and others away.
• Do not overload the product capacity by
attempting to clear snow at too fast a rate.
• Never operate the product at high transport
speeds on slippery surfaces. Look behind and
use care when operating in reverse.
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