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WARNING: Use hearing
protection. Use hearing protection
such as ear plugs or ear mufflers to
protect your hearing, particularly if the hedge
trimmer is used for extensive periods or if the
surrounding environment of operation exposes
the operator to loud noises. When wearing
hearing protection, you will have impaired ability
to hear alarms, warnings and shouts from
approaching people or approaching vehicles. Be
extra diligent and observant of hazards and
bystanders when wearing hearing protection
devices. When someone approaches, turn the
hedge trimmer OFF immediately.
WARNING: Protect your
breathing. Always wear breathing
protection when operating the
hedge trimmer.
WARNING: Dust created by use of this
product may contain chemicals known to the
State of California and medical experts to cause
cancer, respiratory injuries, birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Some examples of these
chemicals are:
•Compounds in fertilizers
•Compounds in insecticides, herbicides and
pesticides
•Arsenic and chromium from chemically
treated lumber.
•Commercial and household chemicals.
To reduce your exposure to these chemicals,
wear approved safety equipment such as dust
and / or vapor masks that are specifically
designed to filter out microscopic particles or
gaseous components. Additionally, dust created
by this product may contain allergens, bacteria
and viruses, PM 10 and / or PM 2.5 particulates,
exposure to such hazardous airborne matter
can be reduced by wearing approved safety
equipment such as dust masks that are
specifically designed to filter out the microscopic
particles.
WARNING: Breathing asbestos or dust
with silica in its composition may contain
hazardous crystalline silica. Silica is a
fundamental component of sand, quartz, brick,
clays, granite and many other materials and
rocks, including masonry, concrete and cement
products. Such crystalline silica dust is
dangerous and must be avoided, as it can
cause severe or fatal respiratory illness or
cancer.
WARNING: Inspect the area to be cleared
for hazards before each use. Remove any
foreign objects such as sticks, stones, sand,
wire fences, fallen branches, cuttings and live
wires which can be contacted by the hedge
trimmer.
WARNING: The blade
guard must be installed on the
hedge trimmer at all times
except when the hedge
trimmer is being operated. Carrying or storing
the hedge trimmer without the blade guard
installed may result in serious personal injury.
DANGER: Keep hands away from the
cutting blades. Contact with the cutting blades
will result in serious personal injury.
DANGER: Keep all parts of your body
away from the cutting blades. Do not remove
cut material or hold material to be cut when the
blades are moving. Make sure the battery pack
is removed from the hedge trimmer when
clearing jammed material. A moment of
inattention while operating the hedge trimmer
may result in serious personal injury.
DANGER: The hedge trimmer cutting
blades will continue to move after the switches
are turned OFF. Wait for the cutting blades to
come to a complete stop before removing the
battery pack.
Never allow children or untrained persons to use
the hedge trimmer.
Never leave the hedge trimmer out in the rain.
Never use the hedge trimmer in wet conditions
or in rain. The water will damage the motor. It
will also create very unsafe working conditions.
Always be aware of obstacles such as roots,
stumps and holes which could cause you to trip.
