Komatsu — OPERATION

. SAFETY SAFETY MACHINE OPERATION OPERATIONS ON SNOW carefully. landslides, falling 2 - 26 When usin g a breaker or other heavy work eq uipment, there is a hazard of the machine losing i ts balance and tipping ove r. When opera ting on flat ground a s well as on slope Do not suddenly lower , swing, or stop the work equipment. Do not s uddenly exten d or retract the boom cylinder. There i s a hazar d that i mpact wi ll cause the m achin e to tip over Do not pas s the bucket ov er the head of other workers or over th e operato r's sea t of dump trucks or othe r hauling equipment . The load may spill or the bucket m ay hit the dump tr uck and c ause serious p ersonal injury or death.

Snow-cove red or frozen s urfaces are slippery , so be extremely c areful wh en traveling or operatin g the machine, and do not operate the le vers suddenly. Eve slopes. ces, the ground bec articularly careful wh en working on With froze n ground surfa machine to tip over or ma ke it impossible for t he machine to es cape. If the mach ine enters dee p snow, there is a ha zard that it may ti p over or becom e buried in the sn ow. B e careful not to leav e the road sho ulder or to get trappe d in a snow drift. When clea ring snow, the r oad shoulder and ob jects placed besid e the roa d are b uried in t he snow and c anno t be seen.

Ther overed o bjects, so alwa ys carry out o perations ause the PARKING MA CHINE achine on firm, level ground. lace where there is no hazard of l ooding. Park the m achine on firm Select a p rocks, or fl Lower the work equipmen t completely to the