Causes And Operator Prevention Of Kickback; Further Safety Directions - Parkside Performance Ppksa 40-Li B2 Traduction Des Instructions D'origine

of the risks and how to avoid
them. The user or other persons can
be seriously injured by a falling tree.
Causes and operator
prevention of kickback
Fig. 1
Beware of kickback! Be careful of
kickback of the machine during
work. There is danger of injury
here. You can avoid kickbacks by
exercising caution and using a cor-
rect sawing technique.
• Kickback may occur when the nose or
tip of the guide bar touches an object,
or when the wood closes in and pinch-
es the saw chain in the cut (cf. image
1/fig. B).
• Tip contact in some cases may cause
a sudden reverse reaction, kicking the
guide bar up and back towards the
operator (cf. image 1/fig. A).
• Pinching the saw chain along the top
of the guide bar may push the guide
bar rapidly back towards the operator.
• Either of these reactions may cause
you to lose control of the saw which
could result in serious personal injury.
Do not rely exclusively upon the safety
devices built into your saw. As a chain
saw user, you should take several steps
to keep your cutting jobs free from ac-
cident or injury.
Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/
or incorrect operating procedures or condi-
tions and can be avoided by taking proper
precautions as given below:
a) Maintain a firm grip, with
thumbs and fingers encircling the
chain saw handles, with both
hands on the saw and position
your body and arm to allow you
to resist kickback forces. Kickback
forces can be controlled by the operator,
if proper precautions are taken. Do not
let go of the chain saw.
b) Do not overreach and do not cut
above shoulder height. This helps
prevent unintended tip contact and
enables better control of the chain saw
in unexpected situations.
c) Only use replacement bars and
chains specified by the manu-
facturer. Incorrect replacement bars
and chains may cause chain breakage
and/or kickback.
d) Follow the manufacturer´s
sharpening and maintenance
instructions for the saw chain.
Decreasing the depth gauge height can
lead to increased kickback.
e) Follow all instructions when
clearing the chainsaw of accu-
mulated material, storing or per-
forming maintenance. Make sure
the switch is turned off and the
battery is removed.Unexpected op-
eration of the chainsaw when removing
accumulated material or during mainte-
nance can result in serious injury.

Further safety directions

• Comply carefully with maintenance,
control and service instructions in this
manual.
Damaged protective devices and parts
have to be repared or changed except
as noted otherwise in this manual.
• Lay the power cord so that it is not
caught by branches or similar during
sawing.
• It is recommended that a first-time user
at least practice the cutting of logs on a
saw log or frame.
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