Weed Eater Safety Tips

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Whether you’re doing maintenance or operating a weed eater, it is important to respect safety. There are thousands of cases every year where people are getting hurt from things that could be avoided in the first place, if people were aware of them. Here are some safety tips to remember.

Who is around you?

- Gas powered weed eaters are extremely loud. Respect the people around you. If you have to use them earlier in the morning or late at night, do it quickly and move on.

- Always make sure you know who is around you and never tilt it on too much of an angle. Having your weed eater on an angle can toss up all kinds of debris and shoot rocks great distances that could take out someone’s eye.

- Never leave it lying around unattended. You should always turn it off and lock it out if you need to do something else. Many children love to play with machines and these machines can cause serious injury if not death.

What are you wearing?

- Most people think they know how to operate a weed eater properly. But what happens if something goes wrong, can you turn it off instantly? Do you know which weed eater parts to use? Read the manual and all of its operational guidelines and tips.

- Long tough pants, safety glasses or goggles, leather gloves, steel toe boots, and sometimes ear protection should be worn when working with a weed eater. These machines are high powered and can cause an array of damage.

- Never use one indoors. If you are doing maintenance and want to test it, at the very least, take it out in to the garage where there is no one else to be harmed.

- Do not remove or alter the safety guards, they are there for a reason. It’s called safety! In fact, you should not alter anything because this dramatically increases the likely hood of something going wrong.

- This should be a no brainer, but unfortunately it happens. Don’t use an electrical or battery operated weed eater in the rain or in wet conditions. Even an electrical shock from a battery can kill you.

A bit of maintenance!

- Although you may be eager to finish the job, if you need to refuel, wait for the machine to cool down. Adding cold gas to a hot tank has been known to combust. When it is cool, open the gas cap very slowly to release any built up pressure. You don’t want a face full of hot gas or fumes, which could blind you.

- If you are doing some maintenance, disconnect the spark plugs, battery, or electrical cords, and try to start it. This should de-energize the machine so it is safe to work with. Adding lock out tags and locks could be another precaution taken.

- Always keep it clean. Built up grass and debris can smolder. If you happen to store it in your shed right away, the whole shed may end up in flames. Always keep things clean and cool.

I hope you follow these tips as guidelines and always work in a safe manner. This is not only for your safety but for the other people around you as well.