Komatsu — SAFETY

SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY 0. SAFETY LABELS.................................................................................................................................................. 2-4 LOCATION OF SAFETY LABELS ................................................................................................................. 2-4 SAFETY LABELS........................................................................................................................................... 2-5 GENERAL PRECAUTION SAFETY RULES ............................................................................................................................................

2-6 IF ABNORMALITIES ARE FOUND................................................................................................................ 2-6 CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ITEMS ................................................................................... 2-6 FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FIRST AID KIT ................................................................................................. 2-6 SAFETY FEATURES.....................................................................................................................................

2-6 KEEP MACHINE CLEAN............................................................................................................................... 2-7 INSIDE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT...................................................................................................... 2-7 ALWAYS APPLY LOCK WHEN LEAVING OPERATOR'S SEAT ................................................................. 2-7 HANDRAILS AND STEPS ............................................................................................................................. 2-8 MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING ................................................................................................................

2-8 NO PEOPLE ON ATTACHMENTS................................................................................................................ 2-8 DO NOT GET CAUGHT IN ARTICULATED PORTION................................................................................. 2-9 PREVENTION OF BURNS ............................................................................................................................ 2-9 FIRE PREVENTION.....................................................................................................................................

2-10 ACTION IF FIRE OCCURS.......................................................................................................................... 2-10 WINDOW WASHER LIQUID........................................................................................................................ 2-10 PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING ROPS (Roll Over Protective Structure)..................................................... 2-11 PRECAUTIONS FOR ATTACHMENTS, OPTIONS .................................................................................... 2-11 UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION .............................................................................................................

2-11 SAFETY AT WORKSITE ............................................................................................................................. 2-11 WORKING ON LOOSE GROUND............................................................................................................... 2-12 DO NOT GO CLOSE TO HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLES.................................................................................. 2-12 ENSURE GOOD VISIBILITY ....................................................................................................................... 2-13 CHECKING SIGNALMAN'S SIGNALS AND SIGNS ...................................................................................

2-13 EMERGENCY ESCAPE FROM OPERATOR'S CAB .................................................................................. 2-13 ASBESTOS DUST HAZARD PREVENTION............................................................................................... 2-13 PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION ................................................................................................................... 2-14 BEFORE STARTING ENGINE .................................................................................................................... 2-14 CHECKS BEFORE STARTING ENGINE .............................................................................................

2-14 PRECAUTIONS WHEN STARTING..................................................................................................... 2-14 PRECAUTIONS IN COLD AREAS ....................................................................................................... 2-14 OPERATION................................................................................................................................................ 2-15 CHECKS BEFORE STARTING ENGINE ............................................................................................. 2-15 CHECK WHEN TRAVELING FORWAARD OR REVERE....................................................................

2-15 PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELING................................................................................................... 2-16 TRAVELING ON SLOPES.................................................................................................................... 2-16 PROHIBITED OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................... 2-17 PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING.................................................................................................. 2-18 METHODS OF USING BRAKE ............................................................................................................

2-18 OPERATE CAREFULLY ON SNOW .................................................................................................... 2-19 PARKING MACHINE ............................................................................................................................ 2-19 TRANSPORTATION.................................................................................................................................... 2-21 LOADING AND UNLOADING...............................................................................................................

2-21 SHIPPING............................................................................................................................................. 2-21 BATTERY..................................................................................................................................................... 2-22 BATTERY HAZARD PREVENTION ..................................................................................................... 2-22 STARTING WITH BOOSTER CABLES................................................................................................

2-22 TOWING ...................................................................................................................................................... 2-24 WHEN TOWING ................................................................................................................................... 2-24 2-2