Safety; Operating Safety - Jacobsen Eclipse 118 Technisches Handbuch

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SAFETY

1 1.1 SAFETY

OPERATING SAFETY ______________________________________________________

EQUIPMENT OPERATED IMPROPERLY OR BY UNTRAINED PERSONNEL CAN BE DANGEROUS.
Familiarize yourself with the location and proper use of all controls. Inexperienced operator's should receive
instruction from someone familiar with the equipment before being allowed to operate the machine.
1. Safety is dependent upon the awareness, concern
and prudence of those who operate or service the
equipment. Never allow minors to operate any
equipment.
2. It is your responsibility to read this manual and all
publications associated with this equipment (Engine
Manual, Battery Charger Manual, accessories and
attachments). If the operator can not read English it
is the owner's responsibility to explain the material
contained in this manual to them.
3. Learn the proper use of the machine, the location
and purpose of all the controls before you operate
the equipment. Working with unfamiliar equipment
can lead to accidents.
4. Never allow anyone to operate or service the
machine or its attachments without proper training
and instructions; or while under the influence of
alcohol or drugs.
5. Wear all the necessary protective clothing and
personal safety devices to protect your head, eyes,
ears hands and feet. Long hair, loose clothing or
jewelry may get tangled in moving parts. Operate
the machine only in daylight or in good artificial light.
6. Evaluate the terrain to determine what accessories
and attachments are needed to properly and safely
perform the job.
attachments approved by Jacobsen.
7. Stay alert for holes in the terrain and other hidden
hazards.
8. Inspect the area where the equipment will be used.
Pick up all the debris you can find before operating.
Beware of overhead obstructions (low tree limbs,
electrical wires,
obstacles (sprinklers, pipes, tree roots, etc.) Enter a
new area cautiously. Stay alert for hidden hazards.
9. Do not carry passengers. Keep bystanders and pets
a safe distance away.
10. Never direct discharge
bystanders, nor allow anyone near the machine
while in operation. The owner/operator can prevent
and is responsible
themselves, to bystanders and damage to property.
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Only use accessories
etc.) and also underground
of material
for injuries inflicted
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WARNING
11. Never operate equipment that is not in perfect
working order or is without decals, guards, shields,
discharge deflectors or other protective devices
securely fastened in place.
12. Never disconnect or bypass any switch.
13. Keep
connector before storing. Do not store unit near an
open flame or flammable debris.
14. Place unit on a flat surface, disengage all drives and
engage parking brake before energizing the unit.
15. Local regulations may restrict the age of the
operator.
16. Operate the machine across the face of the slope
(horizontally), not up and down the slope (vertically).
Never operate on wet grass.
17. Always operate at speeds that allow you to have
complete control of the machine. Be sure of your
footing; keep a firm hold on the handle and walk;
never run.
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18. Carbon monoxide in the exhaust fumes can be fatal
when inhaled. Never operate the engine without
proper ventilation.
and 19. Fuel is highly flammable, handle with care. See
Section 5.8
20. Before you clean, adjust or repair this equipment,
stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire, and
keep the wire away from the plug to prevent
accidental starting. Disconnect the power connector.
21. Keep the engine clean. Allow the engine to cool and
always close fuel shut off valve and remove the
spark plug wire from the spark plug before storing.
Do not store unit near an open flame or flammable
debris.
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toward 22. Before you clean, adjust or repair this equipment,
disconnect the power connector.
23. Do not remove battery pack without unit on
to
kickstand.
the unit clean. Disconnect the power