− Visor
− Ear protection
− Protective jacket with striking colour
− Cut-proof trousers and gloves
− Anti-slipping cut-proof boots (safety shoes) with steel-
toes
− Fire extinguisher and spade (sparks may occur during
working)
− First-aid material
− Mobile telephone if required
Safety instructions – before working
Carry out the following checks before the initiation and
regularly during the working process. Observe the relevant
sections in the operating instruction manual:
• Is the device assembled completely and properly?
• Is the device in good and safe condition?
• Are the handles clean and dry?
• Check the machine for loose fasteners, fuel leakage and
damaged parts such as cracks in the tool.
• Before starting your work make sure that:
− no other persons, children or animals stay within the
working area,
− you can always step back without any barriers,
− your standing area is free from foreign objects,
brushwood and branches,
− you always have a secure standing position.
• Is the workplace free of risks to stumble? Keep your
workplace in an orderly condition! Untidiness can result in
accidents. Risk of stumbling.
• Before trimming, remove all foreign objects (e.g. stones,
branches, wires, etc.). While working watch out for further
foreign objects.
• Take into consideration environmental influences:
− Do not work under insufficient light conditions (e.g. fog,
rain, snow flurry or twilight).
If you can no longer see
details within the falling area
– risk of accident.
− Do not use the device near inflammable liquids or gases
- Risk of fire.
− The operator is responsible for accidents or risks which
occur to other persons or their properties.
Safety instructions - operation
• Never saw with only one hand. Hold the device always
firmly with both hands.
• Never work
− with stretched arms
− on hardly accessible places above shoulder height
− standing on a ladder, a staging or a tree.
• Always work on non-skid and flat ground.
Avoid abnormal posture. Provide a safe standing position
and keep at any time the balance
• Change your working posture from time to time.
• To have a break stop the machine and place it so that
nobody is at risk. Secure the device against unauthorized
access.
Safety instruction – while working
• Never work alone. Keep acoustic and visual contact to other
persons at all times to allow immediate first aid in emergency
cases.
• Immediately stop the engine at imminent danger or in
emergency cases
• Never leave the device running unattended.
• This petrol grass trimmer produces harmful
substances! Never run the device in closed or
poorly ventilated rooms. Provide for a sufficient
change of air when working in wells, trenches or
confined spaces. There is the risk of carbon monoxide
poisoning or death by suffocation.
• Immediately stop working when you feel unwell (e.g.
headache, dizziness, nausea, etc.). Otherwise there is an
increased risk of accidents.
• Make sure that the cutting tool is free before starting the
engine.
• Before starting the engine, make sure that your hands and
feet are kept at a safe distance to the cutting tool.
• Caution! The cutting tool may after-run. Do not try to slow it
down by hand.
• Start cutting only when the cutting tool has reached the full
rotational speed.
• Do not overload the machine! You work better and safer in
the given performance range.
• Take breaks when working so that the engine can cool down.
• Do not place a hot machine in dry grass or onto inflammable
objects.
• Never touch the silencer and the engine while the machine is
running or shortly after it was stopped. Danger of burning!
• Never bring the cutting tool in contact with rigid objects
(stones, trunks).
General safety instructions
• Stop the machine and remove the spark plug connector
from the spark plug when
− the cutting tool comes in contact with stones, nails or
other foreign objects
− carrying out repair works
− maintenance and cleaning
− removal of faults
− transport and storage
− replacing the cutting tool
− leaving the machine (also during temporary interruption)
• Maintain the machine carefully:
− Follow the maintenance instructions and the instructions
for tool exchange.
− Keep the handholds dry and free from resin, oil and
grease.
− Always keep the machine including tool in a good
condition.
− Make sure to check the machine before any use and after
dropping or other impacts to ensure that it is in a proper
condition.
• Check the machine for possible damage:
− Before continuing to use the machine, the protective
devices must be inspected to ensure that they work