. FOREWORD SAFETY INFORMATION Safety labels Example of safety label using words 1 - 6 Safety labels are af fixed to the machine to inform t he operator or maintenan ce worker on the sp ot when carrying out operation or mainte nance of the machine that ma y involve hazard . This machine uses "Safety labels using words" an d "Safety labels using pi ctograms" to indicat e safety procedures. Safety labels using pi ctogram use a picture to express a level of hazardous Safety pictograms condition equivalen t to the signal word. These s afety pictograms use pictures in ord er to let the operator or mai ntenance worker understand the lev el and type of hazardous cond ition at all times.
Safety pictograms show the type of hazardous co ndition at the t op or left side, and the method of avoiding the hazar dous condition at the bottom or rig ht side. In addition, the typ e of hazardous condition is display ed inside a triangle and the m ethod of avoiding the hazardous con dition is shown inside a circle . potentia aintenance. Therefore, the safe ty messages in this manual an d on the machine may no t include a ll possibl e safety precautions. If any procedureso r actions not specifically recom mendedor allowed in this manual ar e used, it is your r esponsibility to take the necess ary steps to ensure safety.
In no event should you engage in prohibited use s or actions described in this manua The explanations, values, and illustrations in this manual were prepared b ased on th e latest i nformation available at that time. Contin uing improvements in the de sign of this machine can lead to ch anges in detail which may not be reflected in this manual. Consult Komatsu or y our Komatsu distributor f or the lates t availabl e information of y our machine or for que stions regarding information in this manual . The numbers in cir cles in the illustrations corresp ond to the numbers in ( ) in the tex t. (For e xample: 1 -> (1)