Clothing And Equipment; Work Area And Surroundings; Safe Condition - Stihl Rle 240 Gebrauchsanleitung

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is physically, sensorily or mentally
impaired, the machine must only be
used under supervision or following
instruction by a responsible person.
– The user can recognise and evaluate
the dangers posed by the lawn scarifier.
– The user is aware that they are respon‐
sible for accidents and damage.
– The user is of legal age or the user is
being trained under supervision in a
profession in accordance with national
regulations.
– The user has received instruction from a
STIHL specialist dealer or a competent
person before using the lawn scarifier
for the first time.
– The user is not impaired by alcohol,
medicines or drugs.
► If anything is unclear: consult a STIHL spe‐
cialist dealer.
4.4

Clothing and Equipment

WARNING
■ Objects may be thrown up at high velocity
while working. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear close-fitting safety glasses.
Suitable safety glasses are tested in
accordance with EN 166 or national
regulations and available commer‐
cially with the corresponding mark‐
ing.
► Wear long trousers made from resistant
material.
■ Dust may be stirred up while working. Breath‐
ing in dust may be harmful to health and
cause allergic reactions.
► If dust is stirred up: wear a dust mask.
■ Unsuitable clothing may get caught in wood,
brambles and in the lawn scarifier. Users with‐
out suitable clothing can be seriously injured.
► Wear close-fitting clothing.
► Remove scarves and jewellery.
■ The user may come into contact with the roller
during cleaning, maintenance or transport.
This may result in injury to the user.
► Wear protective gloves.
■ Wearing unsuitable footwear may cause the
user to slip. This may result in injury to the
user.
► Wear sturdy, closed-toed footwear with
high-grip soles.
■ Noise is produced while working. Noise may
damage the hearing.
► Wear hearing protection.
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4.5

Work Area and Surroundings

WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals can‐
not recognise or evaluate the dangers posed
by the lawn scarifier and high-velocity objects.
This may result in serious injury to bystanding
people, children and animals and damage to
property.
► Keep bystanding people, children
and animals out of the work area.
► Maintain a distance from objects.
► Do not leave the lawn scarifier unattended.
► Make sure that children cannot play with
the lawn scarifier.
■ The lawn scarifier is not waterproof. Working
in the rain or in a damp environment may
result in electric shock. This may result in seri‐
ous or fatal injury to the user and damage to
the lawn scarifier.
► Do not work in the rain or in a damp
environment.
■ Electrical components of the lawn scarifier
may produce sparks. Sparks may cause fires
and explosions in highly flammable or explo‐
sive environments. This may result in serious
or fatal injury to people and damage to prop‐
erty.
► Do not work in a highly flammable or explo‐
sive environment.
■ People may trip over the extension cable. This
may result in injury to people and damage to
the lawn scarifier.
► Route the extension cable so that it is easily
visible and flat on the ground.
4.6

Safe Condition

4.6.1 Lawn Scarifier
The lawn scarifier is in safe condition when the
following conditions are met:
– The lawn scarifier is not damaged.
– The extension cable and its mains plug are not
damaged.
– The lawn scarifier is clean and dry.
– The controls are working and have not been
modified.
– If material removed from the lawn is to be col‐
lected in the grass catcher box: the grass
catcher box is correctly attached.
– If material removed from the lawn is to be
ejected to the rear: the grass catcher box is
detached and the discharge flap is closed.
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