Safety Information; General Safety Notes; Work Area; Electrical Safety - Scheppach HL1500M Originalanleitung

1. The equipment is to be used only for its prescribed
purpose. Any other use is deemed to be a case
of misuse.
2. The user / operator and not the manufacturer will
be liable for any damage or injuries of any kind
caused as a result of this.
3. To use the equipment properly you must also ob-
serve the safety information, the assembly instruc-
tions and the operating instructions to be found in
this manual.
4. All persons who use and service the equipment
have to be acquainted with this manual and must
be informed about the equipment's potential haz-
ards.
5. It is also imperative to observe the accident pre-
vention regulations in force in your area.
6. The same applies for the general rules of health
and safety at work.
7. The manufacturer will not be liable for any changes
made to the equipment nor for any damage result-
ing from such changes.
Even when the equipment is used as prescribed it is
still impossible to eliminate certain residual risk fac-
tors. The following hazards may arise in connection
with the machine's construction and design:
• Dry and dried-up wood may jump up when being
split and injure the face of the operator. Adequate
protective clothes to be worn!
• Wooden pieces produced during splitting may fall
down and injure legs of the operator.
• When splitting wood, parts of body may be crushed
or separated due to hydraulic knife lowering.
• There is a risk of branchy wood getting stuck when
being split. Please be advised that wood being
separated is under heavy pressure and your fin-
gers may get squeezed in the gap.
• Caution! Pieces of wood cut at the right angle to be
split only! Diagonally cut pieces of wood may slip
when cutting! This may cause personal injury or
damage to the splitter knife especially when using
the gap extension by wedge!
Please note that our equipment has not been de-
signed for use in commercial, trade or industri-
al applications. Our warranty will be voided if the
equipment is used in commercial, trade or industrial
businesses or for equivalent purposes.

5. Safety information

These operating instructions provide places concern-
ing your safety which are marked with this indication:
m
m GENERAL SAFETY NOTES
You must read the complete instruction and mainte-
nance manual before you use the machine.
• You must wear safety shoes at all times to protect
yourself against the risk of falling trunks.
• You must wear work gloves at all times to protect
your hands from chips and splinters generated
while you work.
• You must wear safety goggles or a visor to protect
yourself from chips and splinters generated while
you work.
• It is prohibited to remove or modify any protective
equipment or safety equipment.
• No one apart from the operator is permitted to
stand within the working radius of the machine. No
other person or animal is permitted to be within a
radius of 5 meters of the machine.
• It is prohibited to allow used oil to be discharged
to the environment. The oil must be disposed of in
accordance with the regulations of the country in
which the machine is used.
m Risk of hands being cut or crushed:
• Never touch any dangerous areas while the
wedge is moving.
m WARNING!
Keep an eye on the movement of the splitting wedge
at all times.
m WARNING!:
Never attempt to remove a trunk which has got stuck
on the wedge by hand.
m WARNING!:
Always unplug the power plug prior to starting any of
the maintenance work described in this manual.
m WARNING!:
The voltage must be the same as the voltage speci-
fied on the rating plate.
Keep these regulations in a safe place!

1. WORK AREA

• Keep your work area clean and tidy. Disorder and
insufficiently illuminated work areas can lead to ac-
cidents.
• Do not use this tool in a potentially explosive envi-
ronment containing combustible liquids, gases or
dust. Electric tools generate sparks, which can in
turn ignite dust or vapors.
• Keep children and other persons away from the
electric tool while it is being used. Allowing yourself
to get distracted can cause you to lose control of
the tool..

2. ELECTRICAL SAFETY

Attention! The following basic safety measures must
be observed when using electric tools for protection
against electric shock, and the risk of injury and fire.
Read all these notices before using the electric tool
and keep the safety instructions for later reference.
• The tools connector plug must be able to fit into the
socket outlet. Do not modify the plug in any way! Do
not use adapter plugs in conjunction with electrical-
ly grounded tools. Unmodified plugs and matching
socket outlets reduce the risk of an electric shock.
• Avoid touching grounded surfaces, such as those
of pipes/tubes, heaters, cookers and refrigerators.
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