Safety Instructions For Operation; Work Area Safety - Husqvarna ST 324 Manuel D'utilisation

• Make sure that you always monitor a person,
with decreased physical capacity or mental
capacity, that uses the product. A responsible
adult must be there at all times.
• Lock the product in an area that children and
unapproved persons cannot access.
• The product can eject objects and cause injuries.
Obey the safety instructions to decrease the risk
of injury or death.
• Do not go away from the product when the
engine is on.
• The operator of the product is responsible if an
accident occurs.
• Before and while you walk rearward, look behind
and down for small children, animals or other
risks that can cause you to fall.
• Make sure that parts are not damaged before
you use the product.
• Make sure that you are at a minimum 15 m (50
ft) away from other persons or animals before
you use the product. Make sure that a person in
adjacent area knows that you will use the
product.
• Refer to national or local laws. They can prevent
or decrease the operation of the product in some
conditions.

Safety instructions for operation

• Do not put hands or feet near or under rotating
parts. Keep clear of the discharge opening at all
times.
• Exercise extreme caution when operating on or
crossing gravel drives, walks, or roads. Stay alert
for hidden hazards or traffic.
• After striking a foreign object, stop the engine
(motor), remove the wire from the spark plug,
disconnect the cord on electric motors,
thoroughly inspect the product for any damage,
and repair the damage before restarting and
operating the product.
• If the product starts to vibrate abnormally, stop
the engine (motor) and check immediately for the
cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.
• Stop the engine (motor) whenever you leave the
operating position, before unclogging the auger
housing or chute deflector, and when making any
repairs, adjustments or inspections.
• When cleaning, repairing or inspecting the
product, stop the engine and make certain the
augers and all moving parts have stopped.
Disconnect the spark plug wire and keep the wire
away from the plug to prevent someone from
accidentally starting the engine.
• Do not run the engine indoors, except when
starting the engine and for transporting the
product in or out of the building. Open the
outside doors; exhaust fumes are dangerous.
• Exercise extreme caution when operating on
slopes.
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• Never operate the product without proper guards,
and other safety protective devices in place and
working.
• Never direct the chute deflector toward people or
areas where property damage can occur. Keep
children and others away.
• Do not overload the product capacity by
attempting to clear snow at too fast a rate.
• Never operate the product at high transport
speeds on slippery surfaces. Look behind and
use care when operating in reverse.
• Disengage power to the augers when the product
is transported or not in use.
• Use only attachments and accessories approved
by the manufacturer of the product (such as
wheel weights, counterweights, or cabs).
• Never operate the product without good visibility
or light. Always be sure of your footing, and keep
a firm hold on the handles. Walk; never run.
• Never touch a hot engine or muffler.

Work area safety

• Thoroughly inspect the area where the
equipment is to be used and remove all
doormats, sleds, boards, wires, and other foreign
objects.
• Disengage all clutches and shift into neutral
before starting the engine (motor).
• Do not operate the product without wearing
adequate winter garments. Avoid loose fitting
clothing that can get caught in moving parts.
Wear footwear that will improve footing on
slippery surfaces.
• Handle fuel with care; it is highly flammable.
• Use an approved fuel container.
• Never add fuel to a running engine or hot
engine.
• Fill fuel tank outdoors with extreme care.
Never fill fuel tank indoors.
• Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a
truck or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always
place containers on the ground, away from
your vehicle, before filling.
• When practical, remove gas-powered
equipment from the truck or trailer and refuel
it on the ground. If this is not possible, then
refuel such equipment on a trailer with a
portable container, rather than from a
gasoline dispenser nozzle.
• Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the
fuel tank or container opening at all times,
until refueling is complete. Do not use a
nozzle lock-open device.
• Replace gasoline cap securely and wipe up
spilled fuel.
• If fuel is spilled on clothing, change clothing
immediately.
• Use extension cords and receptacles as
specified by the manufacturer for all units with
electric drive motors or electric starting motors.
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