Stihl FS 251 R Notice D'emploi page 7

5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
► Wear overalls or long pants made of
heavy material to help protect your
legs. Do not wear shorts.
► Avoid loose-fitting jackets, scarves, neck‐
ties, flared or cuffed pants, jewelry and any
other apparel that could be caught on
branches, brush or the moving cutting
attachment.
► Secure hair above shoulder level before
starting work.
■ To reduce the risk of eye injury:
► Always wear goggles or close-fitting
protective glasses with adequate
side protection that are impact-rated
and marked as complying with
CSA Z94.
► If there is a risk of facial injury, STIHL rec‐
ommends that you also wear a face shield
or face screen over your goggles or protec‐
tive glasses.
■ To reduce the risk of head injury:
► Wear an approved protective helmet when
there is a risk of head injury.
■ Prolonged exposure to power tool noise may
result in permanent hearing damage. To
reduce the risk of hearing damage:
► Wear sound barriers (ear plugs or
ear muffs).
► Regular operators should have their
hearing checked periodically.
► Be particularly alert and cautious
when using hearing protection. Your
ability to hear shouts, alarms or
other audible warnings is restricted.
■ Good footing is very important. To help main‐
tain a secure footing and reduce the risk of
injury while working:
► Wear substantial footwear with non-
slip soles. Do not wear sandals, flip-
flops, open-toed or similar footwear.
When working with a metal cutting
attachment, wear steel-toed safety
boots.
■ To improve your grip and help protect your
hands:
► Always wear heavy-duty non-slip
work gloves made of leather or
another wear-resistant material
when handling the trimmer / brush‐
cutter.
► Always wear heavy-duty work gloves
when mounting or otherwise han‐
dling a metal cutting attachment.
0458-853-8201-A
5.5 Trimmer / Brushcutter
WARNING
■ If the moving cutting attachment contacts you,
it will result in serious laceration injuries. To
reduce the risk of such injuries:
► Keep hands, feet and other parts of your
body away from the cutting attachment.
► Never touch the moving cutting attachment
with your hand or any other part of your
body.
► Never operate the trimmer / brushcutter
with a damaged or missing deflector.
■ To reduce the risk of personal injury to the
operator and bystanders from blade or line
contact and thrown objects:
► Make sure your unit is equipped with
the proper deflector and harness for
the type of cutting attachment being
used. Keep the deflector and the
attached skirt, where appropriate,
properly adjusted at all times.
► Use of some cutting attachments will
require you to change the deflector, barrier
bar and/or harness. See chapter
this manual for approved cutting attach‐
ment, deflector and harness configurations.
■ To reduce the risk of personal injury to the
operator and bystanders:
► Always shut off the engine before assem‐
bling, transporting, adjusting, inspecting,
cleaning, servicing, maintaining or storing
the trimmer / brushcutter.
► Shut off the trimmer / brushcutter anytime it
is not in use.
■ To reduce the risk of fire and explosion:
► Only use the spark plug specified in this
instruction manual and make sure it and the
ignition lead are clean and in good condi‐
tion.
► Always press the spark plug boot snugly
onto the spark plug terminal of the proper
size.
► Never test the ignition system with the
spark plug boot removed from the spark
plug or with a removed spark plug.
■ Although certain unauthorized attachments
may fit your STIHL trimmer / brushcutter, their
use may be extremely dangerous. Only
attachments supplied by STIHL or expressly
approved by STIHL for use with this specific
model are recommended.
► Use only attachments supplied or expressly
approved by STIHL.
► Never modify this trimmer / brushcutter in
any way.
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