Tanaka TCS-3351PFS Owner's Manual - Page 4

7ARNINGSANDSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS /PERATORSAFETY 7!2.).'
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!NTIVIBRATIONSYSTEMSDONOTGUARANTEETHATYOUWILLNOT SUSTAINWHITEüNGERDIS EASEORCARPALTUNNELSYNDROME 4HEREFORE CONTINUALANDREGULARUSERSSHOULDMONITORCLOSELY THECONDITIONOFTHEIRHANDSANDüNGERS)FANYOFTHEABOVE SYMPTOMSAPPEAR SEEKMEDICALADVICEIMMEDIATELY 7!2.).'
,ONGORCONTINUOUSEXPOSURETOHIGHNOISELEVELSMAYCAUSE PERMANENTHEARINGIMPAIRMENT!LWAYSWEARAPPROVEDHEARING PROTECTIONWHENOPERATINGAUNITMACHINE 7!2.).'
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.EVERMODIFYTHEUNITMACHINEINANYWAY$ONOTUSEYOUR UNITMACHINEFORANYJOBEXCEPTTHATFORWHICHITISINTENDED 7!2.).'
.EVERUSECHAINSAWWITHOUTANYSAFETYEQUIPMENTORTHATHAS FAULTYSAFETYEQUIPMENT)TCOULDRESULTINSERIOUSPERSONAL INJURY 7!2.).'
5SINGGUIDEBARCHAINOTHERTHANRECOM MENDEDBYTHE MANUFACTURERWHICHARENOTAPPROVED COULDRESULTINAHIGH RISKOFPERSONALACCIDENTSORINJURY &UELSAFETY o-IXANDPOURFUELOUTDOORSANDWHERETHEREARENOSPARKSOR ČAMES o5SEACONTAINERAPPROVEDFORFUEL o$ONOTSMOKEORALLOWSMOKINGNEARFUELORTHEUNITMACHINEOR WHILEUSINGTHEUNITMACHINE o7IPEUPALLFUELSPILLSBEFORESTARTINGENGINE o-OVEATLEASTMAWAYFROMFUELINGSITEBEFORESTARTINGENGINE o3TOPENGINEBEFOREREMOVINGFUELCAP o%MPTYTHEFUELTANKBEFORESTORINGTHEUNITMACHINE)TIS RECOMMENDEDTHATTHEFUELBEEMPTIEDAFTEREACHUSE)FFUELIS LEFTINTHETANK STORESOFUELWILLNOTLEAK o3TOREUNITMACHINEANDFUELINAREAWHEREFUELVAPORSCANNOT REACHSPARKSOROPENČAMESFROMWATERHEATERS ELECTRICMOTORS ORSWITCHES FURNACESETC 7!2.).'
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