Komatsu — SAFETY INFORMATION

. FOREWORD SAFETY INFORMATION Signal words The following signal words are used to inform you that there is a potential hazardous situation that may lead to hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicate precautions that should be followed to 1 - 5 SAFETY INFORMATI To ena ble you t o use thi s machine safely , safe ty precautions an d labels are g iven in t his manual and affi xed to the machin giv otential such situatio person al injury o r dama In this manual a nd on m achine lab els, th e following signa l words are used to express th e potentia l level of hazard ndicates an imminentl erious inj ury. hazardou or moderate i njury. This word is us ed also to alert agai nst unsafe practices that m ay cause roperty d amage. Example of safety message using sig nal word When st anding up from the operator' s seat, a lways place the s afety loc lever in the LOCK position.

If you ac cidentally touch th e control le vers when th ey are not lo cked, th may cau se a serio us injury or death. Other si gnal word In addi tion to th e above , the follo wing si gnal word s are used t protect the machine or t o give info rmatio n that is useful t o know. his word is used for p recautions that m ust be taken to avoid actions whi ch coul d shorten he life of t he machine. his word is used for in formation that is usefu l to kno