Work Area And Surroundings; Safe Condition - Stihl SPA 65 Gebrauchsanleitung

4 Safety Precautions
► If objects are likely to fall while work‐
ing: wear a hard hat.
■ Dust can be whipped up during operation.
Whipped up dust can damage the respiratory
passages and cause allergic reactions.
► If dust is generated: Wear a dust respirator
mask.
■ Unsuitable clothing can snag on wood, brush
or the special harvester. Users not wearing
suitable clothing are at risk of serious injury.
► Wear close-fitting clothing.
► Remove scarves and jewelry.
■ 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.
4.5

Work Area and Surroundings

4.5.1 Special harvester
WARNING
■ Bystanders, children and animals cannot rec‐
ognize or assess the dangers of the special
harvester or flying debris. This may result in
serious injury to bystanders, children and ani‐
mals and damage to property.
► Do not allow bystanders,
5m (17 ft)
► Do not leave the special harvester unatten‐
ded.
► Make sure that children cannot play with
the special harvester.
■ Electrical components of the special harvester
can produce sparks. Sparks may cause fires
and explosions in highly flammable or explo‐
sive environments. Persons may be seriously
or fatally injured and property may be dam‐
aged.
► Do not work in a highly flammable or explo‐
sive environment.
4.5.2 Battery
WARNING
■ Bystanding people, children and animals can‐
not recognise or evaluate the dangers posed
by the battery. This may result in serious injury
to bystanding people, children and animals.
► Keep bystanding people, children and ani‐
mals out of the way.
► Do not leave the battery unattended.
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children or animals within 5
meters of the work area.
► Make sure that children cannot play with
the battery.
■ The battery is not protected against all ambi‐
ent conditions. If exposed to certain ambient
conditions, the battery may catch fire or
explode. This may result in serious injury to
people and damage to property.
► Protect the battery from heat and
fire.
► Do not throw the battery into a fire.
► Use and store the battery at temper‐
atures between ‑ 10 °C and + 50 °C.
► Do not immerse the battery in liq‐
uids.
► Keep the battery away from metallic
objects.
► Do not expose the battery to high pressure.
► Do not expose the battery to microwaves.
► Protect the battery from chemicals and
salts.
4.6

Safe Condition

4.6.1 Special harvester
The special harvester is in a safe condition if the
following points are observed:
– The special harvester is not damaged.
– The special harvester is clean.
– The controls function properly and have not
been modified.
– Original STIHL accessories designed for this
special harvester model are fitted.
– The accessories are correctly attached.
WARNING
■ If not in safe condition, components may no
longer operate correctly and safety devices
may be disabled. This may result in serous or
fatal injury to people.
► Work only with an undamaged special har‐
vester.
► If the special harvester is dirty: Clean the
harvester.
► Do not modify the special harvester.
► If the controls do not function properly: Do
not work with the special harvester.
► Only fit original STIHL accessories
designed for this special harvester model.
► Attach accessories as described in this
User Manual or in the User Manual for the
accessories.
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