Safety; Safety Definitions; General Safety Instructions; Personal Protective Equipment - RedMax BCZ350S Manuel D'utilisation

Safety definitions

Warnings, cautions and notes are used to point out
specially important parts of the manual.
WARNING: Used if there is a risk of injury or
death for the operator or bystanders if the
instructions in the manual are not obeyed.
CAUTION: Used if there is a risk of damage
to the product, other materials or the
adjacent area if the instructions in the
manual are not obeyed.
Note: Used to give more information that is necessary in
a given situation.

General safety instructions

WARNING: Read, understand and obey
these instructions carefully before you use
the product.
WARNING: This product produces an
electromagnetic field during operation. This
field may under some circumstances
interfere with active or passive medical
implants. To reduce the risk of serious or
fatal injury we recommend persons with
medical implants to consult their physician
and the medical implant manufacturer
before operating this product.
• Do not use the product if you are tired, ill, or under
the influence of alcohol, drugs or medicine, as this
has a negative effect on your vision, alertness,
coordination and judgment.
• Do not operate the product in bad weather, such as
dense fog, heavy rain, strong wind and intense cold.
To operate in bad weather can make you tired and
add risks, such as icy ground and unpredictable
felling direction.
• Always be careful and use your common sense. If
you feel uncertainty about a work situation or the
operating procedures after you read the operator's
manual, speak to a service agent before you
continue.
• Remove the spark plug cap if you let the product out
of view.

Safety instructions for assembly

WARNING: Read, understand and obey
these instructions carefully before you use
the product.
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Safety

• Remove the spark plug cap from the spark plug
before you assemble the product.
• Use approved protective gloves.
• When you use a saw blade or a grass blade, make
sure that the correct handlebar, the blade guard and
the harness are attached to the product.
• A defective or incorrect guard can cause injury. Do
not use a cutting attachment that does not have an
approved guard attached.
• Attach the clutch cover and shaft correct before you
start the product to prevent the clutch to fall of.
• Make sure that you assemble the cover and shaft
correct before you start the engine.
• The drive disc and support flange must engage
correctly in the centre hole of the cutting attachment.
A cutting attachment that is attached incorrectly can
cause injury or death.
• To operate the product safely and prevent injury to
the operator or other persons, the product must
always be attached correctly to the harness.

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 helmet if the trees in the work area have a
height of more than 2 m.
• Use approved hearing protection.
• Use approved eye protection. If you use a visor, you
must also use approved protective goggles.
Approved protective goggles must comply with the
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