Important Safety Information - Craftsman 580.750700 Operator's Manual

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Safety Symbols and Meanings
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,A. The safety alert symbol indicates a potential personal
injury hazard.A signal word (DANGER,WARNING,or
CAUTION)is used with the alert symbol to designate a
degree or level of hazardseriousness. A safety symbol may
be used to represent the type of hazard.The signal word
NOTICE is usedto address practices not relatedto personal
injury.
_iL BANGERindicates a hazardwhich, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
_iL WARNINGindicates a hazardwhich, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
A. CAUTIONindicates a hazardwhich, if not avoided, could
result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICEaddress practices not relatedto personal injury.
WARNING The engine exhaust from this product
contains chemicals known to the State of California to
cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
A WARNING This product contains lead and lead
compounds, known to the State of California to cause
birth defects or other reproductive harm. Washyour
hands after handling this product.
,A. WARNING POISONOUS GAS HAZARD. Engine
exhaust contains carbon monoxide, a poisonous
_gas that could kill in minutes. You CANNOT
you
smell it, see it, or taste it. Even if you do not
smell exhaust fumes, you could still be exposed to carbon
monoxide gas.
Some chemicals or detergents could be harmful if inhaled
or ingested, resulting in death, serious injury, nausea,
fainting or poisoning.
• Operatethis product ONLY outside far away from windows,
doors and vents to reducethe risk of carbon monoxide gas
from accumulating and potentially being drawn towards occu-
pied spaces.
• install battery-operated carbon monoxide alarms or plug-in car-
bon monoxide alarms with battery back-up according to the
manufacturer's instructions. Smoke alarms cannot detect car-
bon monoxide gas.
• DO NOTrun this product inside homes, garages, basements,
crawispaces, sheds, or other partially-enclosed spaceseven if
using fans or opening doors and windows for ventilation.
Carbon monoxide can quickly build up in these spacesand can
linger for hours, even after this product has shut off.
• ALWAYSplace this product downwind and point the engine
exhaust away from occupied spaces.
If you start to feel sick, dizzy, or weak while using this product,
shut it off and get to fresh air RIGHTAWAY. Seea doctor. You
may have carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Usea respirator or mask whenever there is a chancethat
vapors may be inhaled when using chemicals.
• Read all instructions with mask so you are certain the mask will
provide the necessary protection against inhaling harmful
vapors when using chemicals.
,A. WARNING ChemicalBurn Hazard.
Chemicals could cause burns resulting in death
or serious injury.
• DONOT usecausticliquidwith pressure washer.
• UseONLYpressure washersafedetergents/soaps. Follow all
manufacturers instructions.