Petrol strimmers can be a great tool to use to keep your lawn in good condition. However, if they're used improperly, they can inflict serious harm to you or others around you. So it's important to follow some common-sense safety precautions.
First of all, you should always try to protect your body as much as possible when the strimmer is in use. It's essential to wear thick pants (such as jeans etc.) as well as covering your whole upper body (so no t-shirts!).
It's a certainty that, during the usage of the petrol strimmer, at some point, a stone or stick will fly up and hit you. This is why you need to protect your body and always wear real boots or shoes.
I can't stress enough how essential eye protection is. Just as debris could hit your body, it can also hit your face or eyes; and if it's moving fast enough, it could do some serious damage. So always wear eye protection to protect your sight!
If you own a grass strimmer (rather than the hedge variety), always aim the strimmer at the floor when it's in use - this can help to avoid accidents.
Strimmers usually don't just use petrol as fuel, but more commonly they'll use a mixture of oil and petrol. It's important to read the handbook to find the most appropriate mixture. If you don't do this, you're increasing the risk of breaking the strimmer or burning yourself!
Always make sure the strimmer is well maintained, the parts are secure, and there's enough string in it to do the job. Conversely, make sure there's not too much string in it or it may hit your feet or legs, or wrap around some debris and break.
All brands of strimmer are different, and whilst you should always follow the safety advice in this article, you should also read the instruction manual that came with the strimmer; it will contain model-specific advice. - 30228
First of all, you should always try to protect your body as much as possible when the strimmer is in use. It's essential to wear thick pants (such as jeans etc.) as well as covering your whole upper body (so no t-shirts!).
It's a certainty that, during the usage of the petrol strimmer, at some point, a stone or stick will fly up and hit you. This is why you need to protect your body and always wear real boots or shoes.
I can't stress enough how essential eye protection is. Just as debris could hit your body, it can also hit your face or eyes; and if it's moving fast enough, it could do some serious damage. So always wear eye protection to protect your sight!
If you own a grass strimmer (rather than the hedge variety), always aim the strimmer at the floor when it's in use - this can help to avoid accidents.
Strimmers usually don't just use petrol as fuel, but more commonly they'll use a mixture of oil and petrol. It's important to read the handbook to find the most appropriate mixture. If you don't do this, you're increasing the risk of breaking the strimmer or burning yourself!
Always make sure the strimmer is well maintained, the parts are secure, and there's enough string in it to do the job. Conversely, make sure there's not too much string in it or it may hit your feet or legs, or wrap around some debris and break.
All brands of strimmer are different, and whilst you should always follow the safety advice in this article, you should also read the instruction manual that came with the strimmer; it will contain model-specific advice. - 30228
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If garden petrol strimmers are properly cared for and used in the correct way, there's no need for them to be dangerous.
