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SAFETY GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE any rotating or PRECAUTIONS RELATED TO PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES or by installing the overall distributor for 2 - 19 DO NOT GET CAUGHT IN WORK EQUIPME The clearanc e in the area around t he work equipment changes a ccording to the movement of th caught, you extending/re The operator compartment is equi pped with a structu re (such as ROPS, OPG ) to protect the operat or by absorbing imp act energy For machine s equipped with ROP S (ROLL-OVER PR OTECTIVE STRUCTUR If the mac hine weight (mass) exc eeds the certified v alue shown on the R OPS certification plate specificati on is changed into ano ther specification th at is not sh own in th is manual, ROPS will n it's functio n, which may result in serious injury or de ath.
certified value by modifying the machine Do not in crease the machine weight beyond the additional attachments to the m achine and do not c hange the machine specification to that wh in this ma nual. If in any doubt co ntact your Komats u distributo r. that Komatsu refer to in this ma e ROPS. With any combination of work t ool (such as bucket , breaker) weight of t he machine does not exceed the certified value of th e ROPS Always ob serve the following. If t he machine is equip ped with a protectiv e structure, do not remo structure a nd carry out operatio ns without it. If the prote ctive structure is weld ed, or holes are drill ed in it, or i t is modifi ed in any other way, its reduced.
Consult your Komatsu distributor before c arrying out any modifications. If the prote ctive structure is dam aged or deformed b y falling obj ects or by rolling over, its strengt and it will not be able to fulfil its function properly. In such cases, always contact your Komat advice on the method of repair. Even if the protective structure is installed, always f asten your seat belt properly when operatin you do no t fasten your seat belt properly, it cannot perform its function.