The Properly Equipped Operator
Wear
Keep a proper
footing and do not
your balance at all times during operation.
Wear appropriate footwear
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Wear hearing protection devices
and a
Always wear eye protection such as
goggles or safety glasses.
Always wear a shoulder strap or a harness when operating a unit equipped with a blade.
Always operate with both hands
firmly gripping the unit.
When operating with a blade, make sure the handle is positioned to provide you with
maximum protection from contacting the blade.
Keep away from the rotating trimming line or blade at all times, and never lift a moving attachment above
Always make sure the appropriate cutting attachment shield is correctly installed.
Be Aware of the Working Environment
| Make sure bystanders or |
Avoid | observers outside the 50- |
operation in very hot or | foot “danger zone” wear eye |
very cold weather. | protection. |
Reduce the risk |
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of bystanders |
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being struck by | 50 FEET |
flying debris. Make | |
sure no one is |
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within 50 feet (15 |
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about 16 |
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an operating |
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attachment. |
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Be extremely careful of slippery |
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terrain, especially during rainy |
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weather. |
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| Beware of a coasting |
If contact is made with a hard | blade when brushcutting |
object, stop the engine and | or edging. A coasting |
inspect the cutting attachment for | blade can injure while it |
damage. | continues to spin after |
| the throttle trigger is |
| released or after the |
| engine is stopped. |
Be constantly alert for objects and debris | When operating in rocky terrain or |
that could be thrown either from the rotating | near electric wires or fences, use |
cutting attachment or bounced from a hard | extreme caution to avoid contacting |
surface. | such items with the cutting |
| attachment. |
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