Honda UMK431 Owner's Manual page 4

INTRODUCTION
A FEW WORDS ABOUT SAFETY
Your safety and the safety of others are very important. And using this trimmer/brush cutter safely is an
important responsibility.
To help you make informed decisions about safety, we have provided operating procedures and other
information on labels and in this manual. This information alerts you to potential hazards that could hurt
you or others.
Of course, it is not practical or possible to warn you about all the hazards associated with operating or
maintaining a trimmedbrush cutter. You must use your own good judgment.
You will find important safety information in a variety of forms, including:
Safety Labels - on the trimmer/brush cutter.
Safety Messages - preceded by a safety alert symbol
A
and one of three signal words, DANGER,
WARNING, or CAUTION.
These signal words mean:
You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if you don't follow instructions.
You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if you don't follow instructions.
You CAN be HURT if you don't follow instructions.
Safety Headings
-
such as IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
Safety Section
-
such as TRlMM€R SAFETY.
Instructions
-
how to use this trimmedbrush cutter correctly and safely.
This entire book is filled with important safety information - please read it carefully.
2