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SAFETYINFORMATON
1.2OperatingSafety
Familiarityandpropertrainingarerequired forthesafeoperation ofequipment!
Equipmentoperated improperlyorbyuntrainedpersonnelcan bedangerous!Read the
operatinginstructionsand familiarizeyourselfwiththe location and properuseofall
instrumentsandcontrols.Inexperienced operatorsshouldreceiveinstruction from
someone familiarwiththe equipment beforebeingallowed tooperatethemachine.
lNEVER allowimproperlytrained personneltooperatethis machine.
lNEVER leavearunningmachine unattended.
lNEVER usechoketostopengine.
lNEVER operatethemachine inareaswhereexplosionsmayoccur.
lALWAYS read,understand,andfollowproceduresinOperationManualbefore
attempting tooperateequipment.
lALWAYS besureoperatorisfamiliarwithpropersafetyprecautionsandoperation
techniquesbeforeusingthismachine.
lALWAYS wearprotectiveclothingwhileoperating.Weargogglesorsafetyglasses,
hearingprotection, andsafetyshoes.
lALWAYS remainawareofmovingpartsand keephands,feet, andlooseclothing
awayfromthe movingpartsofthe machine.
lALWAYS turnengine OFF when the machine isnotbeingoperated.
1.3OperatorSafetywhileusing InternalCombustion Engines
lDONOTsmokewhenrefuelingtheengineorduring anyotherfuelhandling
operation.
lDO NOTrefuelahot orrunningengine.
lDO NOTrefueltheenginenearanopenflame.
lDO NOTspill fuelwhen refuelingthe engine.
lDO NOTrunthe enginenearopenflame.
lALWAYSrefill fueltankinwell-ventilatedarea.
lALWAYScheck fuellines,fuelcap,andfueltankforleaksandcracks before
startingengine.Donot runmachineiffuelleaks arepresent, orfuelcaporfuel
linesareloose.
lAvoidprolongedbreathingofexhaust gases.
lAvoidcontactwithhot exhaustsystemsandengineparts.
lAllowengine tocoolbeforeperforming anyrepairsorservice.
lALWAYStransportandhandlefuelonlywhencontainedinapprovedsafety
containers.
lALWAYSkeeptheareaaroundthemufflerfreeof debrissuchasleaves,paper,
cartons,etc.Ahot mufflercouldignitethedebrisand startafire.