DeWalt D55695, D55690 Definitions Safety Guidelines, Important Safety Instructions, DeWALT

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Definitions: Safety Guidelines

The definitions below describe the level of severity for each signal word. Please read the manual and pay attention to these symbols.

DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.

CAUTION: Used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in property damage.

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Important Safety Instructions

in the state of California. It is a violation of California statutes section 130050 and/or sections­ 4442 and 4443 of the California Public Resourc­es­ Code, unless the engine is equipped with a spark arrester, as defined in section 4442, and maintained in effec­tive­ working­ order. Spark arresters are also required on some U.S. Forest­ Service land and may also be legally required under other statutes and ordi­nanc­es­.

WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

WARNING: Some dust contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm such as asbestos and lead in lead based paint.

WARNING: The engine exhaust from this product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

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DANGER: Risk of explosion or fire

What can happen How to prevent it

WARNING: Do not operate this unit until you read this instruction manual and the engine instruction manual for safety, operation and maintenance instructions.

WARNING: This product may not be equipped with a spark- arresting muffler. If the product is not equipped and will be used around flamma­ble­ materi­als­ or on land covered with materials such as agricultural crops, forest, brush, grass or other similar items, then an approved­ spark arrester must be installed and is legally required

•Spilled gaso­line­ and it’s vapors can become­ ignited from cigarette sparks, electri- cal arcing, exhaust gases­ and hot engine components such as the muffler.

•Shut off engine­ and allow it to cool before adding fuel to the tank.

•Use care in filling­ tank to avoid spilling­ fuel. Move unit away from fueling area before start- ing engine­.

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