A WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. SAFETY CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ITEMS + Avoid loose clothing, jewelry, and loose long hair. They can catch on controls or in moving parts and cause serious injury or death. Also, do not wear oily clothes because they are flammable. + Wear a hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, mask or gloves when operating or maintaining the machine. Always wear safety goggles, hard 0 .:, hat and heavy gloves if your job involves scattering metal chips or minute * * @ YO materials - this is particularly important when driving pins with a hammer ti and when cleaning the air cleaner element with compressed air.
%I Q + Also check that there are no other personnel near the machine. m 7 1 Cleaning of air cleaner element + See 24.10.1 CLEAN AIR CLEANER ELEMENTS on page 3-51. + When standing up from the operator’s seat, always place the safety lock lever securely in the LOCK position. If you accidentally touch the directional and steering lever when it is not locked, the machine may move and cause serious injury or damage. + When leaving the machine, lower the work equipment completely to the ground, set the safety lock lever to the LOCK position, then stop the engine and use the key to lock all the equipment locks. Always take the key with you. Machine posture + See 12.11 PARKING MACHINE on page 2-47.
NEVER jump on or off the machine. NEVER get on or off a moving machine. When mounting or dismounting, always face the machine and use the handrails, machine or track frame steps, and track shoes. Do not use the machine’s controls or hoses as handholds when climbing on or off the machine. Controls and hoses can move and do not provide solid support. Movement of the controls may cause unexpected machine movement and injury. Ensure safety by always maintaining at least three point contact of hands and feet with the handrails, steps or track shoes. Always remove any oil or mud from the handrails, steps and track shoes. If they are damaged, repair them and tighten any loose hardware.
Repair any damaged handhold, and tighten any loose bolts. Handholds, track frames and shoes must free of oil, grease and/or excessive dirt.