Personal Protective Equipment; Safety Devices On The Product - Husqvarna 555FX Manual De Usuario

• Never use the product indoors or in spaces lacking
proper ventilation. Exhaust fumes contain carbon
monoxide, an odourless, poisonous and highly
dangerous gas.
• Stop the engine before you move to a new work
area. Always attach the transport guard before you
move the equipment.
• Overexposure to vibration can lead to circulatory
damage or nerve damage in persons who have poor
circulation. Speak to your physician if you
experience symptoms of overexposure to vibration.
Such symptoms include numbness, loss of feeling,
tingling, pricking, pain, loss of strength, changes in
skin colour or condition. These symptoms usually
show in the fingers, hands or wrists. The risk
increases at low temperatures.

Personal protective equipment

WARNING:
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• Always use approved personal protective equipment
when you use the product. Personal protective
equipment cannot fully prevent injury but it
decreases the degree of injury if an accident does
occur. Let your dealer help you select the correct
equipment.
• Use a helmet if the trees in the work area have a
height of more than 2 m/6.5 ft.
• Use approved hearing protection.
• Always use approved protective googles that comply
with ANSI Z87.1 standard in the USA or EN 166 in
EU countries.Use visor for face protection. Visor is
not enough to protect the eyes.
• Use gloves when it is necessary, for example when
you attach, examine or clean the cutting equipment.
• Use protective boots with steel toe-cap and non-slip
soles.
• Use clothing made of a strong fabric. Always use
heavy, long pants and long sleeves. Do not use
loose clothing that can catch on twigs and branches.
Do not use jewelry, short pants or sandals. Do not
go with bare feet. Put your hair up safely above
shoulder level.
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• Keep first aid equipment near.

Safety devices on the product

For information about where to find the safety devices,
Product overview on page 3 .
see
WARNING:
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
• Do not use a product with defective safety devices.
Do a check of and do maintenance on the safety
devices regularly. If the safety devices are defective,
speak to your Husqvarna service agent.
• Do not make changes to safety devices. Do not use
the product if protective covers, safety switches or
other protective devices are not attached or are
defective.
• For all service and repair work on the product,
especially for the safety devices, special training is
necessary. If the safety devices fail the checks given
in this operator's manual, you must let a service
agent help you. We guarantee that professional
repairs and service is available. If your dealer is not
a service agent, speak to them for information about
the nearest service agent.
• Do not use a cutting attachment without an approved
and correctly attached cutting attachment guard. See
To assemble the cutting equipment on page 12 .
To do a check of the throttle trigger lockout
The throttle trigger lockout locks the throttle trigger at the
idle position.
1. Press the throttle trigger (B) and make sure that it is
locked.
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