Important Safety Instructions - Ryobi RY40050 Manuel D'utilisation

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING:
Read and understand all instructions. Failure
to follow all instructions listed below may result
in electric shock, fire, and/or serious personal
injury.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
 For safe operation, read and understand all in-
structions before using this product. Be familiar
with all controls and proper use of the machine.
Follow all safety instructions. Failure to follow
all safety instructions listed below, can result in
serious personal injury.
 Do not allow children or untrained individuals
to use this unit.
 Thoroughly inspect the area where the equip-
ment is to be used and remove all foreign objects.
 Wear eye protection with side shields, which is
marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1, along with
head protection when operating this equipment.
 Dress Properly — Do not wear loose clothing
or jewelry. They can be caught in moving parts.
Wear protective hair covering to contain long
hair. Secure long hair above shoulder level to
prevent entanglement in moving parts.
 Dress Properly — Wear heavy long pants, long
sleeves, boots, and gloves. Do not wear loose
fitting clothing, short pants, sandals, or go bare-
foot.
 Keep Children Away — Keep all bystanders,
children, and pets at least 50 ft. away.
 Stay Alert — Watch what you are doing; use
common sense. Do not operate this unit when
you are tired, ill, upset, or under the influence
of alcohol, drugs, or medication.
 Do not operate in poor lighting.
 Use Safety Glasses — Always use face or dust
mask if operation is dusty.
 Disconnect Appliance — Remove battery from
appliance when not in use, before servicing ,
when changing accessories such as bar chain.
 Don't Overreach — Keep proper footing and
balance at all times. Overreaching can result in
loss of balance or exposure to hot surfaces.
 Keep all parts of your body away from any mov-
ing part.
 Inspect the unit before each use for loose fasten-
ers, etc. Replace any damaged parts before use.
 When not in use, product should be stored
indoors in a dry, locked up place — out of the
reach of children.
 Use only original manufacturer's replacement
parts. Failure to do so may cause poor perfor-
mance, possible injury, and will void your war-
ranty.
 Do not, under any circumstance, use any at-
tachment or accessory on this product which
was not provided with the product or identified
as appropriate for use with this product in the
operator's manual.
 Avoid Dangerous Environments — Do not use
the product in damp or wet locations. Do not
use in rain.
 Use the Right Appliance — Do not use the
product for any job except that for which it is
intended.
 Do not operate from steps, a ladder, rooftop,
tree, or unstable support. Stable footing on a
solid surface enables better control of the prod-
uct in unexpected situations.
 Do not force the appliance - It will do the job
better and with less likelihood of a risk of injury
at the rate for which it was designed.
 DANGER — Keep hands away from cutting
area. Keep both hands on handles when power
is on.
 CAUTION — Blade coasts after being turned
off.
 Do not grasp the exposed cutting blades or
cutting edges when picking up or holding the
product.
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