Komatsu — TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 1.1 FOREWORD.......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 INFORMATION ON SAFETY ................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.1 INTENDED USES.....................................................................................................................

4 1.3.2 IMPROPER OR UNAUTHORIZED USES................................................................................ 4 1.3.3 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS...................................................................................................... 4 1.3.4 RUNNING-IN ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.3.5 DIRECTIONS OF MACHINE.................................................................................................... 5 1.4 PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ...............................................................................................................

6 1.4.1 MACHINE SERIAL NUMBER .................................................................................................. 6 1.4.2 MACHINE IDENTIFICATION PLATE AND PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) ... 6 1.4.3 ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER AND EXHAUST GAS EMISSION PLATE ................................... 7 1.4.4 TRAVEL REDUCTION GEAR SERIAL NUMBER ................................................................... 7 1.4.5 SWING REDUCTION GEAR SERIAL NUMBER ..................................................................... 8 1.4.6 CAB SERIAL NUMBER ...........................................................................................................

8 1.4.7 SERIAL NUMBERS AND DEALER’S ADDRESS ................................................................... 9 SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION 2.1 SAFETY, NOISE AND VIBRATION PLATES....................................................................................... 18 2.1.1 POSITION OF THE SAFETY PLATES..................................................................................... 18 2.1.2 PICTOGRAMS AND RELEVANT MEANINGS......................................................................... 19 2.1.3 POSITION OF THE NOISE PLATES ON MACHINES WITH CAB .........................................

24 2.1.4 POSITION OF THE NOISE PLATES ON MACHINES WITH CANOPY .................................. 25 2.1.5 VIBRATIONS TO WHICH THE OPERATOR IS SUBJECTED................................................. 25 2.2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................. 26 2.2.1 GENERAL SAFETY RULES..................................................................................................... 26 2.2.2 SAFETY DEVICES AND GUARDS..........................................................................................

26 2.2.3 CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTION ITEMS ............................................................ 26 2.2.4 UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS........................................................................................ 27 2.2.5 LEAVING THE OPERATOR’S SEAT ...................................................................................... 27 2.2.6 GETTING ON AND OFF THE MACHINE................................................................................. 28 2.2.7 PREVENTING FIRES DUE TO FUEL AND OIL ......................................................................

29 2.2.8 PREVENTING BURNS ............................................................................................................ 29 2.2.9 PREVENTING DAMAGE DUE TO ASBESTOS POWDER ..................................................... 30 2.2.10 PREVENTING DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WORK EQUIPMENT ........................................ 30 2.2.11 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FIRST AID KIT ......................................................................... 31 2.2.12 PRECAUTIONS CONCERNING THE CAB STRUCTURE ...................................................... 31 2.2.13 PRECAUTIONS CONCERNING THE EQUIPMENT................................................................

31 2.3 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE ................................................. 32 2.3.1 SAFETY ON THE WORK SITE ............................................................................................... 32 2.3.2 FIRE PREVENTION ................................................................................................................ 32 2.3.3 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN FOR THE OPERATOR'S CAB.............................................. 32 2.3.4 ROOM VENTILATION .............................................................................................................

33 2.3.5 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN FOR THE LIGHTS ................................................................ 33 2.3.6 CLEANING THE WINDOWS - CHECKING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES .................. 33 10