. SAFETY GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS RELATED TO PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES as or by installing the overall distributor for 2 - 20 The operato r compartment is equi pped with a structu re (such ROPS, OPG ) to protect the operat or by absorbing imp act energ For machine s equipped with ROP OTECTIV STRUCTUR If the mac hine weight (mass) exc eeds the certified v alue show n on the R OPS certification plate specificati on is changed into ano ther specification th at is not s how n 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 value additional attachments to the m achine and do not c hange th e machine specification to that wh in this ma nual. If in any doubt co ntact your Komats u distribut or. ) that Komatsu refer to in this ma the ROPS. With any combination of work t ool (such as bucket , breaker ) that weight of the machine does not exceed the certified value of the R OPS Always ob serve the following.If t he machine is equip ped with a protectiv e structure, do not remo structure and carry out operatio ns without it.
If the prot ective structure is weld ed, or holes are drill ed in it, or it is modifi ed in any other way, its reduced. Consult your Komatsu distributor before c arrying ou t any modifications. If the prot ective structure is dam aged or deformed b y falling o bjects or by rolling over, its strengt and it will not be able to fulfil its function properly. In such cases, always contact your Komat ases, advice on the method of repair. Even if th e protective structure i s installed, always f asten you r sea t belt properly when operatin you do no t fasten your seat belt properly, it cannot perform it s function.