3.Personalsafety
A.Stayalert;watchwhatyouaredoing,anduse
commonsensewhenoperatingapowertool.Do
notuseapowertoolwhileyouaretiredorunder
theinuenceofdrugs,alcohol,ormedication.A
momentofinattentionwhileoperatingpowertoolsmay
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
B.Usepersonalprotectiveequipment.Alwayswear
eyeprotection.Wearappropriateclothing,including
eyeprotection;longpants;substantial,slip-resistant
footwear;rubbergloves;andhearingprotection.Wear
adustmaskindustyoperatingconditions.
C.Dressproperly.Tiebacklonghairanddonotwear
looseclothingorjewelry.Keepyourhair,clothing
andglovesawayfrommovingparts.Looseclothes,
jewelry,orlonghaircanbecaughtinmovingparts.
D.Preventunintentionalstarting.Ensuretheswitch
isintheoff-positionbeforeconnectingtopower
source,pickinguporcarryingthetool.Carrying
powertoolswithyourngerontheswitchorenergizing
powertoolsthathavetheswitchoninvitesaccidents.
E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance
atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower
toolinunexpectedsituations.
F.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.
G.Donotallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopletooperate
orservicethisdevice.Allowonlypeoplewhoare
responsible,trained,familiarwiththeinstructions,
andphysicallycapabletooperateorservicethe
device.
4.Powertooluseandcare
A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpower
toolforyourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwill
dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas
designed.
B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturn
itonandoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolled
withtheswitchisdangerousandmustberepaired.
C.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcefrom
thepowertoolbeforemakinganyadjustments,
changingaccessories,orstoringpowertools.Such
preventivesafetymeasuresreducetheriskofstarting
thepowertoolaccidentally.
D.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren,
anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower
toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.
Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained
users.
E.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,
appliancesshouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhigh
orlocked-upplace,outofthereachofchildren.
F.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor
bindingofmovingparts,breakageofparts,and
anyotherconditionthatmayaffecttheoperation
ofthepowertool.Ifdamaged,havethepowertool
repairedbeforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedby
poorlymaintainedpowertools.
G.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly
maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare
lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.
H.MaintainApplianceWithCare–Keepcuttingedge
sharpandcleanforbestperformanceandtoreduce
theriskofinjury.Followinstructionsforlubricating
andchangingaccessories.Inspectappliancecord
periodically,andifdamaged,haveitrepairedbyan
authorizedservicefacility.Inspectextensioncords
periodicallyandreplaceifdamaged.Keephandlesdry,
clean,andfreefromoilandgrease.
I.CheckDamagedParts–Beforefurtheruseofthe
appliance,aguardorotherpartthatisdamaged
shouldbecarefullycheckedtodeterminethatit
willoperateproperlyandperformitsintended
function.Checkforalignmentofmovingparts,binding
ofmovingparts,breakageofparts,mounting,andany
otherconditionthatmayaffectitsoperation.Aguardor
otherpartthatisdamagedshouldbeproperlyrepaired
orreplacedbyanauthorizedservicecenterunless
indicatedelsewhereinthismanual.
J.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese
instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe
particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe
workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.
Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose
intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.
K.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.
L.GroundFaultCircuitInterrupter(GFCI)protection
shouldbeprovidedonthecircuit(s)oroutlet(s)tobe
usedforthegardeningappliance.Receptaclesare
availablehavingbuilt-inGFCIprotectionandmaybe
usedforthismeasureofsafety.
M.Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,thisappliancehasa
polarizedplug(onebladeiswiderthantheother)and
willrequiretheuseofapolarizedextensioncord.The
applianceplugwilltintoapolarizedextensioncord
onlyoneway.Iftheplugdoesnott,obtainacorrect
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