WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. SAFETY CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ITEMS ! Avoid loose clothing, jewelry, and loose long hair. They can catch on controls or in moving parts and cause serious injury or death. Also, do not wear oily clothes because they are flammable. ! Also do not wear oily clothes, because they are flammable. ! Wear a hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, mask or gloves when operating or maintaining the machine.
Always wear safety goggles, hard hat and heavy gloves if your job involves scattering metal chips or minute materials - this is particularly important when driving pins with a hammer and when cleaning the air cleaner element with compressed air. Also check that there are no other personnel near the machine. ! Check that all protective equipment functions properly before using. ! When standing up from the operator's seat, always place the safety lock lever securely in the LOCK position. If you accidentally touch the equipment levers when they are not locked, the machine or work equipment may move and cause serious injury or damage. !
When leaving the machine, lower the work equipment completely to the ground, set the safety lock lever to the LOCK position and the parking brake pedal to the LOCK position then stop the engine and use the key to lock all the equipment locks. Always take the key with you. Work equipment posture ц See "12.16 PARKING MACHINE" on page 2-54. Locks ц See "12.20 LOCKING" on page 2-56. 1-3 ALWAYS APPLY LOCK WHEN LEAVING OPERATOR’S SEAT