Exmark Lazer Z CT manual Danger, Potential Hazard

WARNING

POTENTIAL HAZARD

♦Hands, feet, hair, clothing, or accessories can become entangled in rotating parts.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

♦Contact with rotating parts can cause traumatic amputation or severe lacerations.

HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD

♦Do not operate the machine without guards, shields, and safety devices in place and working properly.

♦Keep hands, feet, hair, jewelry, or clothing away from rotating parts.

1.4.1Give complete, undivided attention to the job at hand.

1.4.2Mow only in daylight or good artificial light, keeping away from holes and hidden hazards. NEVER carry passengers.

DO NOT operate the mower when children or others are in the area!

1.4.3When feasible, avoid operating the equipment in wet grass.

1.4.4Use EXTREME caution when mowing and/or turning on slopes as loss of traction and/or tip-over could occur. The operator is responsible for safe operation on slopes.

DANGER

POTENTIAL HAZARD

♦Mowing on wet grass or steep slopes can cause sliding and loss of control.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

♦Wheels dropping over edges, ditches, steep banks, or water can cause rollovers, which may result in serious injury, death or drowning.

HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD

♦Do not mow slopes when grass is wet.

♦Do not mow near drop-offs or near water.

♦Do not mow slopes greater than 15 degrees.

♦Reduce speed and use extreme caution on slopes.

♦Avoid sudden turns or rapid speed changes.

•See inside the back cover to determine the approximate slope angle of the area to be mowed.

•Use a walk behind mower and/or a hand trimmer near drop-offs, ditches, steep banks or water. This area can be dangerous, see Figure 1.

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