Safety Instructions; Personal Protective Equipment; Safety Instructions - Before Working; Safety Instructions - Operating - ATIKA GTC 40-305 Originalbetriebsanleitung

Safety instructions

Observe the following advice in order to
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protect yourself and other persons against
possible injuries.
Before starting this device, read and keep
to the following advice. Also observe the
preventive regulations of your professional
association and the safety provisions
applicable in the respective country, in
order to protect yourself and others from
possible injury.
National regulations can restrict the use of
this machine.
Pass the safety instructions on to all persons who work
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with the machine.
 Keep the instructions in a safe place for future use.
• Familiarise yourself with the unit, the adjustment elements
and the proper use of the unit before using it by referring to
the original operating instructions.
• Do not use the machine for unsuitable purposes (see
"Normal intended use").
• Be attentive. 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.
• The operator is responsible for accidents or risks which
occur to other persons or their properties.

Personal protective equipment

• Always wear suitable work clothing when operating the
machine:
do not wear loose-fitting clothes or jewellery; they can
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catch in moving parts
no loose clothing or such with hanging bands or
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drawstrings
wear a hair-net if your hair is long
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eye- and ear protection
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protective jacket with striking colour
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cut-proof trousers and gloves
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Anti-slipping cut-proof boots (safety shoes) with steel-
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toes
First-aid material
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Mobile telephone if required
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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?
Never use the device with a damaged cover or protective
device or without a cover or protective device.
• Are the handles clean and dry?
• Check the machine for loose fasteners 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
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working area,
you can always step back without any barriers,
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your standing area is free from foreign objects,
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brushwood and branches,
you always have a secure standing position.
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• 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 inadequate lighting conditions (e.g.
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during fog or dusk) but only in daylight or good artificial
lighting. Otherwise, you will no longer be able to see
details within the falling area – risk of accident!
Do not work in bad weather conditions (e.g. rain, risk of
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lightning, snow flurry)
Do not use the device near inflammable liquids or gases
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- Risk of fire.
Safety instructions - operation
• 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
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above shoulder height
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standing on a ladder, a staging or a tree.
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• Always work on non-skid and flat ground.
• Avoid abnormal posture. Provide a safe standing position
and keep at any time the balance.
• When working on slopes always make sure to have a safe
standing position.
• Only move the machine at walking speed, never run with it.
• 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.
• Wear eye protection and solid shoes the whole time you are
using the machine.
• Immediately stop the engine at imminent danger or in
emergency cases
• Never leave the device running unattended.
• 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.
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