4 Safety Precautions
4.4
Clothing and Equipment
WARNING
■ Objects may be thrown up at high velocity while working.
This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear long trousers made from resistant material.
■ Dust may be stirred up while working. Breathing in dust
may be harmful to health and cause allergic reactions.
► If dust is stirred up: wear a dust mask.
■ Unsuitable clothing may get caught in wood, brambles
and in the lawn mower. This may result in serious injury to
the user.
► Wear close-fitting clothing.
► Remove scarves and jewellery.
■ The user may come into contact with the blade during
cleaning, maintenance or transport. This may result in
injury to the user.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant material.
■ Wearing unsuitable footwear may cause the user to slip.
This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear sturdy, closed-toed footwear with high-grip soles.
■ Material particles may be expelled when sharpening the
blade. This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear close-fitting safety glasses. Suitable safety
glasses are tested in accordance with EN 166 or
national regulations and available commercially with the
corresponding marking.
► Wear work gloves made from resistant material.
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4.5
Work Area and Surroundings
4.5.1
Lawn Mower
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals cannot
recognise or evaluate the dangers posed by the lawn
mower and high-velocity objects. This may result in
serious injury to bystanding people, children and animals
and damage to property.
► Keep bystanding people, children
15 m (50 ft)
and animals outside a radius of
15 m around the working area.
► Maintain a distance of 15 m from objects.
► Do not leave the lawn mower unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with the lawn
mower.
■ The lawn mower is not waterproof. Working in the rain or
in a damp environment may result in electric shock. This
may result in injury to the user and damage to the lawn
mower.
► Do not work in the rain or in a damp
environment.
► Do not mow and mulch wet grass.
■ Electrical components of the lawn mower may produce
sparks. Sparks may cause fires and explosions in highly
flammable or explosive environments. This may result in
serious or fatal injury to people and damage to property.
► Do not work in a highly flammable or explosive
environment.
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