Personal Protective Equiment; Safety Instructions - Before Working; Safety Instructions - Operating; Safety Instructions - While Working - ATIKA ELB 52 Originalbetriebsanleitung

 Be careful what you do. Behave sensibly when working. Do
not use the device when you are tired or under the influence
of drugs, alcohol or medicaments. One moment of
carelessness when using the device can result in serious
injuries.
 Children and young persons under 18 years of age as well
as persons who have not read the instruction manual are not
allowed to operate this product.
P e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i m
P e r s o n a l p r o t e c t i v e e q u i m
 Never work without suited protective equipment.
 Do not wear loose-fitting clothes or jewellery, they could
be caught by movable parts.
 Hairnet in case of long hair
 Approved helmet in situations where head injury has to
be expected
 Visor
 ear protection
 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
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S a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n s b e f o
S a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n s b e f o
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?
 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 have always a secure standing position.
 Is workplace free of risks to stumble? Keep your workplace
in an orderly condition! Untidiness can result in accidents.
Risk of stumbling.
 Take environmental influences into consideration:
 Do not work under insufficient light conditions (e.g. fog,
rain, snow flurry or twilight).
 Do not use this machine near inflammable liquids or
gases. Risk of fire!
 The operator is responsible for accidents or risks which
occur to other persons or their properties.
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S S a a f f e e t t y y i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s o o p p e e
 Never work with only one hand. Hold the device always
firmly with both hands.
 Never work
 with stretched arms
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 on hardly accessible places
 above shoulder height
 standing on a ladder, a staging or a tree.
 Always work on nonskid and flat ground.
Avoid abnormal posture. Provide a safe standing position
and keep at any time the balance.
 To have a break stop the machine and place it so that
nobody is at risk. Secure the device against unauthorized
access.
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S a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i l
S a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i
 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 device chain saw produces harmful
substances. Never start the product in closed
rooms or poorly ventilated areas risk of carbon monoxide
poisoning. 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. head-
ache, dizziness, nausea, etc.). Otherwise there is an in-
creased risk of accidents.
 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!
G e n e r a l s a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n
G e n e r a l s a f e t y i n s t r u c t i o n
 Maintain the machine carefully:
 Follow the maintenance instructions and the instructions
for tool exchange.
 Keep handles dry and free of oil and grease.
Only assemble tools that are designed for this machine.
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The use of other tools and other accessories may
present a risk of injury to you.
 Check the machine for possible damage:
 Before further use of the machine the safety devices must
be checked carefully for their proper and intended
function. Only operate the device with complete and
correctly attached safety equipment and do not alter
anything on the device that could impair its safety.
 Check whether movable parts function perfectly and do
not stick or whether parts are damaged. All parts must be
correctly installed and fulfil all conditions to ensure perfect
operation of the machine.
 Damaged safety devices and parts must be properly
repaired or exchanged by a recognized, specialist
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