Dewalt DCHT820B Instruction Manual - Page 5

English flush with water. If liquid contacts eyes, additionally seek medical help. Liquid ejected from the battery may cause irritation or burns. 6) SERVICE a) Have your power tool serviced by a qualified repair person using only identical replacement parts. This will ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained. Hedge Trimmer Safety Warnings • Keep all parts of the body away from the cutter blade. Do not remove cut material or hold material to be cut when blades are moving. Make sure the switch is off when clearing jammed material. Blades coast after turn off. A moment of inattention while operating the hedge trimmer may result in serious personal injury. • Carry the hedge trimmer by the handle with the cutter blade stopped. Proper handling of the hedge trimmer will reduce possible personal injury from the cutter blades. DANGER: Keep hands away from blade. Contact with blade will result in serious personal injury. • Hold the power tool by insulated gripping surfaces only, because the cutter blade may contact hidden wiring. Cutter blades contacting a "live" wire may make exposed metal parts of the power tool "live" and could give the operator an electric shock. • Use both hands when operating the hedge trimmer. Using one hand could cause loss of control and result in serious personal injury. • Keep extension cord away from cutting area. During operation the extension cord may be hidden in shrubs and can be accidentally cut by the blade. • Check the hedge for foreign objects, e.g. wire fences. CAUTION: Do not expose to rain. WARNING:Remove plug from the outlet immediately if the extension cord becomes damaged or cut. WARNING: Some dust created by this product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: • compounds in fertilizers • compounds in insecticides, herbicides and pesticides • arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber To reduce your exposure to these chemicals, wear approved safety equipment such as dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles. • The label on your tool may include the following symbols. The symbols and their definitions are as follows: V volts (double A amperes insulated) Hz hertz .../min........... per minute W watts RPM revolutions per min minutes minute or AC........ alternating earthing terminal current safety alert or DC.... direct current symbol Class I CSPM cut strokes per Construction minute (grounded) no no load speed Class II Construction 3