SAFETY PRECAUTION DURING OPERATION WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. WORKING ON LOOSE GROUND Avoid operating your machine too close to the edge of cliffs, overhangs, and deep ditches. If these areas collapse, your machine could fall or tip over and result in serious injury or death. Remember that the soil after heavy rain or blasting is weakened in these areas. Earth laid on the ground and the soil near ditches are loose. They can collapse under the weight or vibration of your machine. Install the HEAD GUARD (FOPS) if working in areas where there is danger of falling rocks and dirt.
DO NOT HIT THE OPERATOR CAB (for two piece boom only) When the second boom cylinder is retracted, the bucket or the attachment can hit the operator cab or chassis. Operate work equipment slowly and carefully to avoid any injury and damage. OPERATIONS ON SLOPES When working on slopes, there is danger that the machine may lose its balance and turn over when the swing or work equipment are operated. Always carry out these operations carefully. INCORRECT Do not swing the work equipment from the uphill side to the downhill side when the bucket is loaded. This operation is dangerous.
(See the upper diagram on the right.) If the machine has to be used on a slope, pile the soil to make a platform that will keep the machine as horizontal as possi- ble. (See the lower diagram on the right.) CORRECT Platform Piled soil on slope see “PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVEL- ING UP OR DOWN HILLS” on page 133. 29