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5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5.7.3 Working Conditions WARNING ■ Operate your lawn mower only under good visibility during favorable daylight conditions. - Postpone the work if the weather is windy, foggy, rainy or inclement. - Never operate the mower in wet grass. Do not mow wet grass. - Do not operate the mower when there is a risk of lightning strike. ■ Your lawn mower is a one-person machine. - Bystanders, especially children, and animals should not be allowed in the area where it is in use. - Switch it off immediately if you are approached. ■ To reduce the risk of injury to bystanders and unauthorized users: - Never leave the lawn mower unattended when the fuse key and battery are inserted. - Switch off the lawn mower and remove the fuse key and battery during work breaks and any other time the lawn mower is not in use. ■ The drive motor is not waterproof. - Never work with the lawn mower in the rain or in wet or very damp locations. ■ Sparks generated from operation of the lawn mower, may be capable of igniting combustible gases, liquids, vapors, dusts or other combustible materials and substances. To reduce the risk of fire and explosion: - Never operate the lawn mower in a location where combustible gases, liquids, vapors, dusts or other combustible materials and substances are present. - Read and follow recommendations issued by government authorities (e.g., OSHA) for identifying and avoiding the hazards of combustible gases, liquids, vapors, dusts or other combustible materials and substances. English ■ If a rotating metal blade strikes a rock or other hard object, sparks may be created, which can ignite flammable materials under certain circumstances. Flammable materials can include dry vegetation and brush, particularly when weather conditions are hot and dry. - When there is a risk of fire or wildfire, do not use the lawn mower around flammable materials or around dry vegetation or brush. - Contact your local fire authorities or the U.S. Forest Service if you have any question about whether vegetation and weather conditions are suitable for the use of a metal blade. ■ Use of this lawn mower can generate dust and other substances containing chemicals known to cause respiratory problems, cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm. - Consult governmental agencies such as EPA, OSHA, CARB and NIOSH and other authoritative sources on hazardous materials if you are unfamiliar with the risks associated with the particular substances you are cutting or with which you are working. ■ Inhalation of certain dusts, especially organic dusts such as mold or pollen, can cause susceptible persons to have an allergic or asthmatic reaction. Substantial or repeated inhalation of dust or other airborne contaminants, especially those with a smaller particle size, may cause respiratory or other illnesses. - Control dust at the source where possible. - To the extent possible, operate the lawn mower so that the wind or operating process directs any dust, mist or other particulate matter raised by the lawn mower away from the operator. - When respirable dust or other particulate matter cannot be kept at or near background levels, always wear a respirator that is approved by NIOSH and rated for worksite-specific conditions. Follow the recommendations of governmental authorities (e.g., OSHA/NIOSH) and occupational and trade associations. 0458-819-8621-A 13