Sears 358.356100-3.7/18"PS manual Safety Rulesand Precautions, Know Your SAW, Plan Ahead

SAFETY	RULESAND PRECAUTIONS
t	:	WARNING! :_:

Because a chain saw is a high-speed wood-cutting tool, special safety precautions must be observed to reduce the risk of personal accidents. Careless or improper use may cause serious injury.

To reduce the hazard of kickback:

A. KNOW YOUR SAW

1. Hold the saw firmly with both hands. Left hand

1Read your Owner's Manual carefully until you completely understand and can follow all safety rules and operating instructions before

attempting to operate the unit. : . _i

:2. Restrict the use of your saw to adult users who Understand and follow the safety rules,

....precautions, and operating instructions

B. PLAN AHEAD

Wear personal protective gear. At- ways use steel-toed safety foot-

wear with nomsliP soles snug-

.......:fitting clothing :with reinforced

cutting resistant inserts; heavy-duty non'slip

,gloves; appropriate eye protection such as non- fogging; vented goggles or face screen; an ap-

:::proved safety hardhat, and sound barriers I ear

-= . plugs or mufflers to protect your: hearing. Regular

users should have hearing _hecked regularly, as

: "chain	saw noisemay	damage hearing.	'	"
'2. Keepchildren, bystanders, and pets			out of the
....work	area.:Do not	allow other people	tobe	near

::'the chain saw when starting or operating'the chain saw_:

on front handle barl right hand on rear handle

whether you are right-handed or left-handed.

Never use the saw with one hand .......

2.Do not overreach.

3.Do not let the tip of theguide bat contact the

ground, another log, branch, Or any other obstruction.

5.Cut one log atatime.

6.Use extreme caution when. re-enteringa pre- vious cut.

.7. Donot attempt plunge cuts .....

8.Watch for shifting logs'or other forces that could close a cut and pinch the chain.

9.DO not cut above shoulder height.

10.Follow manufacturer's chain sharpening and maintenance instructions. Keep the chain properly tensioned. Check tension at reg- ular intervals with the engine stopped, never

,,,with the engine, running,-Make: Sure the bar

clamp nuts are secure!y:tightened after !ension-

,, .ingthe chaio.. :.,_ .

11._Use. the Guard Link. Chain and.. Lo-Kick®

Guide Bar designed foryour saw to reduce the

hazard of kickback. .......... -

3. Do not handle or operate a chain saw when you

D.

AVOID

REACTIVE

FORCES

_ .

are fatigued, ill, or upset; or if you havetaken

Pushback and Pull-in occur when the chain is

.i :alcohol, drugs or medication. You must be in

suddenly

stopped

by being pinched, caught, or

good physical condition and mentally aiert. Chain

saw work is strenuous. If you have any condition

by :contacting

a foreign object in thewood.

This

results in a reversal of the chain force used to cut

that might be aggravated by strenuous work,

wood and causes the saw to move in the opposite di-

check with your doctor before operating a chain

•rection Of chain rotation, resulting in loss of control

saw.

4. Do not attempt to use your saw during bad

and possible serious personal injury.

To avoid Pushback:

weather

conditions

such as strong

wind, rain,

snow, etc., or during darkness.

1. Be extremely aware of situations or obstruc-

5. Plan your sawing operations carefully in ad-

tions that may cause material to pinch the top of

vance. DO not start cutting until you have a ctear

or otherwise stop the chain.

' iw0rkarea,

secure footing, and if you

are felling

: 2. Do not cut morethan one log at a time.

• trees, a planned retreat path.

:

3.

Do not twist

the saw as the

bar is withdrawn

Cw

GUARD

AGAINST

KICKBACK

.....

,

_ from an under-cut when bucking.

To avoid Pull-In:

•

Kickback can lead to dangerous loss of control of

Always

begin

cutting with the engine

at full

the saw and possiblY

cause serious personal in-

1.

jury. Kickback is the upward and backward motion of

throttle and the spike against

the wood.

the guide bar that occurs when the moving chain con-

2.

Use wedges

made of plastic,

wood, or light

tacts an object at the tip of the guide bar.

alloy

(never

of

steel or iron)

to hold the cut

open.