Makita DCS 430 Owner's And Safety Manual page 6

Proper clothing
The saw
Clothing must be sturdy and snug-fitting, but allow
complete freedom of movement. Avoid loose-fitting
jackets, scarfs, neckties, jewelry, flared or cuffed pants,
or anything that could become entangled with the saw
or brush. Wear overalls or jeans with a reinforced
cutting resistant insert (fig. 3 ) .
Protect your hands with gloves when handling saw
and saw chain. Heavy-duty, nonslip gloves improve
your grip and protect your hands.
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Good footing is most important in chain saw worl
Wear sturdy boots with nonslip soles. Steel-toed safety
boots are recommended.
Proper eye protection is a must. Non-fogging. vented
goggles and a face screen is recommended. Their
use reduces the risk of eye and facial injury.
Wear an approved safety hard hat to protect your
head. Chain saw noise may damage your hearing.
Always wear noise protection equipment (ear plugs
or ear muffs) to protect your hearing.
Continual and regular users should have their
hearing checked regularly.
Wear protective helmet,
eye and ear protection
Parts of the chain saw: illustrations and description of
parts see page 16.
WARNING
!
Never modify a chain saw in any way. Only
attachments supplied by MAKITA or expressly
approved by MAKITA for use with the specific saw
are authorized.
WARNING !
Bow guide bars substantially increase the potential
for kickback and severe or fatal injury due to the
greater kickback zone of the bow design. Bow
guide bars are not
recommended
for use on
MAKITA chain saws nor are they approved by the
ANSI B 175.1-1991 chain saw safety standard.
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The use of the
saw
Transporting the chain saw
own or carrying it. Carrying a chain saw with the own or carrying it. Carrying a chain saw with the
en-gine Nnningisextremelydangerws.Accidental
By hand: When carrying your saw by hand, the
engine must be stopped and thesaw must be in the
proper position.
The chain protection cover should be over the
chain and the guide bar must point backwards.
When carrying your saw the bar should be behind
,
you (fig. 4).
By
vehicle: When transporting in a vehicle, keep
chainandbarcoveredwiththechainguard. Properly
secure your saw to prevent turnover, fuel spillage
and damage to the saw. Make sure the saw in not
exposed to heat or sparks.
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