Risk of unsafe operation continued
Operating generator while suspended
Generator will not operate properly and will cause damage to the generator and could cause serious injury or death to you or others.
Never operate generator while suspended or in an unlevel position. Always operate generate on a flat, level surface.
Risk of hot surfaces
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Contact with hot engine and | Contact with hot surfaces, such as | During operation, touch only the control |
generator components. | engines exhaust components, could | surfaces of the generator. Keep children |
| result in serious burns. | away from the generator at all times. |
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Risk of moving parts
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Contact with moving parts can | The generator contains parts which rotate | Never operate generator with guarding |
result in serious injury. | at high speed during operation. | or cover plates removed. Avoid wearing |
| These parts are covered by guarding to | loose fitting clothing or jewellery which |
| prevent injury. | could be caught by moving parts. |
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Risk from lifting
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Lifting a very heavy object. | Serious injury can result from attempting | When lifting, always keep the object you |
| to lift too heavy an object. | are lifting near the vertical axis of your |
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| body. DO NOT use you back to lift heavy |
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| loads. Both people should crouch down, |
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| grab the underside of unit and use your |
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| legs to carry the weight. Keep the object |
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| as near the centre of your body’s gravity |
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| as possible. Avoid twisting your bodies |
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| when carrying the unit; instead, turn your |
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| whole body using your feet. |
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