SAVE T HESE INSTRUCTIONS
General safety precautions
for chain saw users
1. Fatigue causes carelessness.
Be more
cautious
before rest periods and towards
the end of your shift.
2. Personal
protective
clothing
required by
your safety organizations,
government
regulations,
or your employer
should be
used. At all times when using a chain saw,
snug-fitting
clothing,
protective
eyewear,
safety footwear,
and hand, leg, and hearing
protection
should
be worn.
NOTE." personal protective
clothing
should
meet the requirements
of applicable
standards.
3. When felling, keep at least 2 tree lengths
away from your fellow workers.
4. Plan your work, ensuring
an obstacle-free
work area and, in the case of felling, at
least one escape path from the falling tree.
5. Follow the instructions in your operator's
manual for starting the chain saw and
control the chain saw with a firm grip on
both handles when it is in operation.
Keep
handles dry, clean, and free of oil.
6. When transporting
your chain saw, use the
appropriate
transportation
covers, which
should
be available
for the guide bar and
saw chain.
7. Do not attempt
a pruning
or limbing
operation
in a standing
tree unless
specifically
trained
to do so.
8. Guard against kickback. Kickback is the
upward motion
of the guide bar that occurs
when the saw chain, at the nose of the
guide bar, contacts an object.
Kickback can
lead to dangerous
loss of control
of the
chain saw.
9. A chain saw is intended for two-handed
use. Serious injury to the operator, helpers,
and/or bystanders
can result from one-
handed operation.
10.See symbol
definitions.
11. Keep other persons or animals
a safe
distance away from a running
chain saw or
the area where a tree is being felled.
12.Use extreme caution when cutting
small
brush and saplings because slender
material can catch the saw chain and be
whipped
toward you.
13.When cutting
a limb that is under tension
or compression,
be alert for springback.
14.This electrically
powered saw is classified
by CSA as a Class 2C saw. It is intended
for infrequent use by homeowners,
cottagers,
and campers, and for such
general applications
as clearing,
pruning,
cutting firewood,
etc. it is not intended for
prolonged
use.