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4 Safety Precautions
4.4 Clothing and Equipment
WARNING
■ Long hair may be pulled into the push
sweeper while working. This may result in seri‐
ous injury to the user.
► Tie up and secure long hair above
your shoulders.
■ Dust may be whipped up during operation.
Whipped up dust can damage the respiratory
passages and cause allergic reactions.
► Wear a dust respirator mask.
■ Inappropriate clothing can snag on the push
sweeper. Users not wearing suitable clothing
may be seriously injured.
► Wear close-fitting clothing.
► Remove scarves and jewelry.
■ Users can come into contact with the circular
brushes or the sweeper drum assembly during
cleaning and maintenance work. This may
result in injury to the user.
► Wear work gloves made of robust material.
■ Wearing unsuitable footwear may cause the
user to slip. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear sturdy, closed-toed footwear with
non-slip soles.
4.5 Work Area and Surroundings
4.5.1 Working area and surroundings
WARNING
■ Bystanders, children and animals cannot rec‐
ognize or assess the dangers of the push
sweeper. Bystanders, children and animals
may be seriously injured.
► Keep bystanders, children
and animals away from the
working area.
► Do not leave the push
sweeper unattended.
► Make sure that children can‐
not play with the push
sweeper.
■ The push sweeper's electrical components
can produce sparks. Sparks may cause fires
and explosions in highly flammable or explo‐
sive environments. Persons may be seriously
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or fatally injured, and property may be dam‐
aged.
► Do not work in a highly flammable or explo‐
sive environment.
4.5.2 Battery
WARNING
■ Bystanders, children and animals cannot rec‐
ognize or assess the dangers of the battery.
Bystanders, children and animals may be seri‐
ously injured.
► Keep bystanders, children and animals
away from the work area.
► Do not leave the battery unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with
the battery.
■ The battery is not protected against all ambi‐
ent conditions. If the battery is exposed to cer‐
tain ambient conditions, the battery may catch
fire, explode or be irreparably damaged. This
may result in serious injury to people and
damage to property.
► Protect battery from heat and fire.
► Do not throw the battery into a fire.
► Do not charge, use and store the battery
outside of the specified temperature limits,
20.3.
► Do not immerse the battery in liq‐
uids.
► Keep battery away from small metal parts.
► Do not expose the battery to high pressure.
► Do not expose the battery to microwaves.
► Protect the battery from chemicals and
salts.
4.6 Safe Condition
4.6.1 Push Sweeper
The push sweeper is in safe condition when the
following conditions are met:
– The push sweeper is undamaged.
– The push sweeper is clean and dry.
– The controls function properly and have not
been modified.
– The container is correctly fitted.
– This push sweeper is fitted with original STIHL
accessories for it.
– The accessories are correctly installed.
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