Work Area Safety; Personal Protective Equipment - Jonsered LM2146C Li58-52 Manuel D'utilisation

• Keep children away from the area to be cut and
monitored by an adult.
• Stop the product if children enter the work area.
• Fully examine the area where the product is to be
used. Remove all objects which can be ejected by
the product during operation.
• Examine the blade, blade bolt, blade assembly and
motor base before use for wear and damage.
• Operate the product only in daylight or in good
artificial light.
• Do not operate the product in wet grass.
• Be careful near corners, bushes, trees or other
objects that can prevent your view.
• Use very high caution when you reverse or pull the
product in your direction.
• Do not put hands or feet near or below rotating parts.
Always keep clear of the discharge openings.
• Stop the blade when you go across gravel surfaces.
• Stop the motor, remove the battery pack and wait
until the blade stops fully before you clean the
product, remove the grass catcher or remove
material from the discharge chute.
• Do not operate the product when you are tired, ill or
under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
• If the product has unusual vibration, stop the motor,
remove the battery pack and check immediately for
the cause. Vibration is usually a warning of damage.
• Do not point ejected material in the direction of
others. Do not eject material against a wall or
blockage. Material may ricochet back in the direction
of the operator.
• Do not operate the product without the correct
guards, plates, grass catcher or other safety
protective devices in position.

Work area safety

• Remove branches, twigs, stones and other objects
from the lawn before you start to cut.
• Keep persons, including children, and animals at a
safe distance from the work area.
• Objects that hit against the cutting equipment can be
ejected and cause damage to persons and objects.
• Do not use the product in bad weather, including fog,
rain, moist or wet locations, strong winds, intense
cold and risk of lightning. Doing work in bad weather
can cause fatigue and dangerous conditions, such
as slippery surfaces.
• Examine your work area to make sure that your
control of the product cannot be prevented.
• Be careful of roots, stones, twigs, pits and ditches.
High grass can conceal obstacles.
• Be careful when you go near hidden corners and
objects that can prevent your view.
Safety instructions for slopes
• Be careful when you cut on a slope. Slopes can be
dangerous. A fall on a slope can cause injury.
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• Cut across the face of slopes. Do not cut up and
down.
• Be careful when you change direction on a slope.
• Be careful of hidden objects or holes in the lawn.
Rough terrain can cause you to fall.
• Do not cut near a steep slope, drop-off, ditch or
embankment. You can fall.
• Do not cut on wet grass. You can fall.
• Do not cut on terrain with more than a 15 degree
slope.

Personal protective equipment

Always use the correct personal protective equipment
when you operate the product. This includes, at
minimum, sturdy footwear, eye protection and hearing
protection. Personal protective equipment does not
erase the risk of injury but may decrease the grade of
injury if an accident occurs.
• Always wear safety glasses or eye protection while
you operate the product or do maintenance or
repairs.
• Do not operate the product with bare feet or with
open shoes. Always use heavy-duty slip-resistant
boots with good ankle support while you operate the
product.
• Wear heavy, long pants. Do not wear shorts, sandals
or go bare foot.
• Use approved protective gloves, if necessary. For
example, when attaching, examining or cleaning the
blade.
• Always use approved ear protection while you
operate the product. Noise for a long period can
cause noise-induced hearing loss.
Protective devices on the product
• Make sure that you regularly do the maintenance to
the product.
• The life of the product increases.
• The risk of accidents decreases.
Let an approved dealer or an approved service
center regularly examine the product to do
adjustments or repairs.
• Do not use a product with damaged protective
equipment. If the product is damaged, speak to an
approved service center.
Motor control handle
The motor control handle stops the motor. Make sure
that the motor stops when the motor control handle is
released.
• Start the motor and then release the control handle.
The motor then stops.
Note: If the motor control handle does not stop the
motor, press the power button to stop it. Remove the
battery pack and speak to an approved service center.
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