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BEFORE OPERATING ENGINE

Read entire Operating & Maintenance Instructions AND
the instructions for the equipment this engine powers.*

Failure to follow instructions could result in serious injury
or death.

THE OPERATING & MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
CONTAIN SAFETY INFORMATION TO

Make you aware of hazards associated with engines

Inform you of the risk of injury associated with those hazards, and

Tell you how to avoid or reduce the risk of injury.

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The safety alert symbol

(

)

is used to identify safety

information about hazards that can result in personal injury.

A signal word (DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION) is
used with the alert symbol to indicate the likelihood and the
potential severity of injury. In addition, a hazard symbol
may be used to represent the type of hazard.

DANGER

indicates a hazard which, if not

avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING

indicates a hazard which, if not

avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION

indicates a hazard which, if not

avoided, might result in minor or moderate
injury.

CAUTION,

when used without the alert symbol,

indicates a situation that could result in damage
to the engine.

HAZARD SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS

Explosion

Toxic Fumes

Moving Parts

Shock

Hot Surface

Kickback

Fire

WARNING

The engine exhaust from this prod-
uct contains chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer,
birth defects, or other reproductive
harm.

* Briggs & Stratton does not necessarily know what equipment this engine will power. For that reason, you should carefully

read and understand the operating instructions for the equipment on which your engine is placed.

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