Honda Power Equipment HRB217HXA A

INTRODUCTION

A

FEW

WORDS

ABOUT SAFETY

Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. And using this

lawn mower safely is an important responsibility.

To

help you make informed decisions about safety, we have provided

operating procedures and other information on labels and in this

manual. This information alerts you

to

potential hazards that could hurt

you or others.

Of course, it is not practical or possible to warn you about all the

hazards associated with operating or maintaining a lawn mower. You

must use your own good judgment.

You will find important safety information in a variety of forms

including:

Safety Labels

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on the lawn mower.

Safety Messages

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preceded by a safety alert

A

symbol and

one of three signal words: DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION.

These signal words mean:

You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY

HURT if you don't follow instructions.

You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY

HURT if you don't follow instructions.

You CAN be HURT if you don't follow

instructions.

Safety Headings

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such

as

IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS

or

IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

Safety Chapter

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such as

LAWN MOWER SAFETY.

instructions

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how to use this mower correctly and safely.

This entire

book

is filled with important safety information

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please

read it carefully.

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Contents

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