Safety Instructions For Operation; Personal Protective Equipment - Husqvarna RA850 Manuel D'utilisation

Safety instructions for operation

WARNING: Read the warning instructions
that follow before you use the product.
• Only use the product for operations that are given in
this manual. Refer to
• Do not use the product if you are not sure about if
you can operate it.
• Do not operate this product when you are ill or if you
use alcohol, drugs or medicine. This can decrease
your vision, your judgment or your coordination.
• Do not use the product if you cannot get aid if an
accident occur.
• Make sure that the cutting attachment always stops
when the engine/motor is at idle speed.
• Make sure that no one comes nearer than 15 m / 50
ft when you cut. Make sure that only approved
persons are in the work area
• Keep the work area clean and bright. Do not use the
product in bad weather, for example in fog, heavy
rain, strong winds, intense cold, risk of lightning.
• If something gets caught in the blades during
operation, stop the engine/motor and wait until the
blades do not move. Remove the spark plug cap
from the spark plug/remove the battery. Put the
combination wrench in the gear housing socket to
move the blades, refer to
page 10 .
• If the blades are damaged during operation, the top
blade and lower blade can get caught in each other.
Do not touch the blades, they can move suddenly
and cause injury.
• The product can cause objects to eject at high
speed. Make sure that all persons in the work area
use approved personal protective equipment.
Remove loose objects from the work area
• Monitor the work area when you wear hearing
protection. Always remove your hearing protection
when the engine/motor stops.
• If the product has unusual vibration, stop the engine/
motor. If you have a gasoline operated product,
remove the spark plug cap from the spark plug. If
you have a battery operated product, remove the
battery. Check immediately for the cause. Vibration
is usually a warning of damage.
• Do not go away from the product when the engine/
motor is on.
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To sharpen the blades on
• Hold the product with 2 hands. Hold the product on
the right of your body. Operate the product with the
cutting attachment below your waist.
• The cutting attachment must cut away from the
operator. To cut in the direction the operator can
cause serious injury.
• Make sure your hands and feet do not come near
the blades when the engine/motor is on.

Personal protective equipment

WARNING: Read the warning instructions
that follow before you use the product.
• Always use approved personal protective equipment
when you use the product. Personal protective
equipment cannot fully prevent injury but it
decreases the degree of injury if an accident does
occur. Let your dealer help you select the right
equipment.
• Use a protective helmet where there is a risk of
falling objects.
• Long term exposure to noise can result in damaged
hearing. In general, battery powered products are
relatively quiet but damage can result from a
combination of noise level and long usage.
Husqvarna recommends that operators use hearing
protectors when using products for a longer coherent
time of a day. Continual and regular users should
have their hearing checked regularly. Note that
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