Battery; General Power Tool Safety Warnings; Introduction - Stihl MSA 300.0 Instruction Manual

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Read and follow all safety precautions in the
instruction manual. Improper use can lead to
serious or fatal personal injury or property
damage.
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury and
hearing loss, always wear proper eye protection,
hearing protection and an approved protective
helmet, @ 6.3.
To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries to
the operator or bystanders from loss of control,
always hold the chain saw firmly with both hands
when you are working, @ 6.5.2.
Avoid contact of the bar tip with any object. This
can cause the bar to kick suddenly up and back,
which may result in serious or fatal injury. Always
use two hands to operate the saw, @ 7.
To reduce the risk of injury or property damage
from unintended activation, remove the battery
any time the saw is not in use, @ 6.5.
4.2

Battery

The following safety symbols are found on the AP series
battery:
To reduce the risk of injury, follow the specified
safety precautions.
Read and follow all safety precautions in the
battery's instruction manual and the manual for
the STIHL tool powered by this battery. Improper
use can lead to serious or fatal personal injury or
property damage.
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5 General Power Tool Safety Warnings

To reduce the risk of personal injury or property
damage from fire, explosion or burns, including
chemical burns, do not disassemble, crush,
drop, damage or heat above 212 °F (100 °C).
Never expose to fire or incinerate, @ 9.1.
To reduce the risk of personal injury or property
damage from fire, use and store only within an
ambient temperature range of 14 °F to
122 °F (- 10 °C to 50 °C), @ 9.1.
To reduce the risk of personal injury or property
damage from a short circuit, fire or explosion,
keep dry. Never immerse in water or other
liquids, @ 9.1.
Batteries sold separately.
5 General Power Tool Safety Warnings
5.1

Introduction

This chapter contains the prescribed general safety
warnings and instructions for handheld, motor-operated
electric power tools and motor-operated electric chain saws.
Additional important warnings and instructions are provided
in subsequent chapters of this manual.
WARNING
￭ Read all safety warnings, instructions, illustrations and
specifications provided with this power tool. Failure to
follow all instructions listed below may result in electric
shock, fire and/or serious injury.
￭ Save all warnings and instructions for future reference.
The term "power tool" in the warnings refers to your mains-
operated (corded) power tool or battery-operated (cordless)
power tool.
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