For Safe Operation - Hitachi RB160EF Bedienungsanleitung

5. For safe operation

1. Read this manual carefully un-
til you completely understand
and follow all safety and oper-
ating instructions.
2. Keep this manual handy so
that you may refer to it later
whenever any questions arise.
Also note, if you have any
questions which cannot be
answered herein, contact the
dealer from whom you pur-
chased the product.
3. Always be sure to include this
manual when selling, lending,
or otherwise transferring the
ownership of this product.
4. Do not lend or rent your ma-
c h i n e w i t h o u t t h e o w n e r ' s
manual.
5. Be sure that anyone using your
unit understands the infoma-
tion contained in this manual.
6. Never let a child under 13
years old use the machine.
WORKING CONDITION
1. Refrain from operating the
blower if you are tired, ill, or
upset, or if you are under the
influence of alcohol, drugs or
medication.
2. To reduce the risk of hearing
loss associated with sound
level(s), hearing protection is
required.
3. To reduce the risk of injury as-
sociated with thrown objects,
always wear eye protection
and foot protection. Eye pro-
tection should meet the re-
quirements of ANSI Z87.1.
4. To reduce the risk of injury as-
sociated with the inhalation of
dust, use a face filter mask in
dusty conditions.
5. Wear rubber-soled shoes or
shoes with some other form of
anti-slip protection to help pro-
tect you against falling.
6. To reduce the risk of injury
associated with objects be-
ing drawn into rotating parts,
do not wear loose clothing,
scarves, neck chains, uncon-
fined long hair, and the like.
7. Prolonged use of a blower,
exposing the operator to vibra-
tions and cold may produce
whitefinger disease (Raynaud'
s phenomenon), which symp-
toms are tingling and burning
sensations followed by loss of
color and numbness in the fin-
gers. All factors which contrib-
ute to whitefinger disease are
not known, but cold weather,
smoking diseases or physi-
cal conditions as well as long
periods of exposure to vibra-
tion are mentioned as factors.
In order to reduce the risk of
whitefinger disease, the follow-
ing precautions are strongly
recommended;
a) Keep your body warm. Never
use blower during rains.
b) W e a r t h i c k a n t i - v i b r a t i o n
gloves.
c) Take more than 5 minutes of
break in warm place frequent-
ly.
d) M a i n t a i n a f i r m g r i p a t a l l
times, but do not squeeze the
handles with constant, exces-
sive pressures.
e) If you feel discomfort, redness
and swelling of your fingers or
any other part of your body,
see a doctor before getting
worse.
8. The ignition system of your unit
produces an electromagnetic
field of a very low intensity.
This field may interfere with
some pacemakers. To reduce
the risk of serious or fatal in-
jury, persons with pacemaker
should consult their physician
and the pacemaker manufac-
turer before operating this tool.
WORKING CIRCUMSTANCE
1. To reduce the risk of injury as-
sociated with exhaust fume
inhalation, do not operate in
unventilated area. The exhaust
gases contain harmful carbon
monoxide.
2. Avoid using the blower where
stable footing and balance are
not assured.
AVOID NOISE PROBLEM
NOTE
Check and follow the local regu-
lations as to sound level and
hours of operations for blower.
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