Safety Precautions; California Proposition 65 Warning - Kohler CH640 Owner's Manual

To ensure safe operations please read the following statements and understand their meaning. Also refer to your
equipment owner's manual for other important safety information. This manual contains safety precautions
which are explained below. Please read carefully.
WARNING
Warning is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that can cause severe personal injury, death, or substantial
property damage if the warning is ignored.
CAUTION
Caution is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that will or can cause minor personal injury or property
damage if the caution is ignored.
NOTE
Note is used to notify people of installation, operation, or maintenance information that is important but not
hazard-related.
For Your Safety!
These precautions should be followed at all times. Failure to follow these precautions could result in injury to yourself and
others.
WARNING
Accidental Starts can cause severe
injury or death.
Disconnect and ground spark plug
leads before servicing.
Accidental Starts!
Disabling engine. Accidental
starting can cause severe injury or
death. Before working on the engine or
equipment, disable the engine as follows:
1) Disconnect the spark plug lead(s).
2) Disconnect negative (-) batt ery cable
from batt ery.
Before disconnecting the negative (-)
ground cable, make sure all switches are
OFF. If ON, a spark will occur at the
ground cable terminal which could cause
an explosion if hydrogen gas or LPG/NG
fuel vapors are present.
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Safety Precautions

WARNING
Rotating Parts can cause severe
injury.
Stay away while engine is in
operation.
Rotating Parts!
Keep hands, feet, hair, and clothing away
from all moving parts to prevent injury.
Never operate the engine with covers,
shrouds, or guards removed.
CAUTION
Electrical Shock can cause injury.
Do not touch wires while engine is
running.
Electrical Shock!
Never touch electrical wires or
components while the engine is running.
They can be sources of electrical shock.
WARNING
Hot Parts can cause severe burns.
Do not touch engine while operating
or just aft er stopping.
Hot Parts!
Engine components can get extremely
hot from operation. To prevent severe
burns, do not touch these areas while the
engine is running, or immediately aft er
it is turned off . Never operate the engine
with heat shields or guards removed.
California
Proposition 65 Warning
Engine exhaust from this product
contains chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer, birth
defects, or other reproductive harm.