Komatsu — PRECAUTIONS BEFORE STARTING INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE to use the tools quality tools, or serious personal 2 - 38 PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING ON MACHINE Clean up the maintenance, a Do not spill Do not scatt Be careful a Remove mu shoes. Never jump off t maintain at leas both hands and that you suppo t the time of the walk on the step. d and the oils and fats kind of the bottom of he machine.

When getting on or off the machine, t three-point contact (both feet and one hand, or both hands and one foot) with the handrail a nd steps to ensure that you suppo Use the protect ion tool matching work conte To prevent pers onal injury caused by slipping or falling off the machine, never climb on t he engine hood or covers except the che ck passage with non-slip pad s. PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING UNDER MACHINE OR WORK EQUIPMENT Make sure the hoists or jacks you use are to handle the weight of the aces where the machine is in good repair and strong enough component. Never use jacks at pl damaged, bent, or twisted. Never use frayed, twisted or pinche d wire rope.

Never use bent or dist orted hooks. It is extremely d angerous to work under the machine if the track shoes are lifte d off the ground and the ma ork equipment. If any of th chine is supported only with the w e control levers is touched by ac cident, or there is damage g, the work equipment or occurring to the the machine will hydraulic pipin suddenly drop. This is extremely dangerous. Never work under the work equip ment or the machine.

If it is necessa ry to raise the work equipme maintenance, s upport the work equipment support the wei ght of the work equipment an If the work equi pment and machine are not s upported, there is a hazard that they may come down and t hat this may lead to ser ious personal injury or death . ey can collapse under even light loads. Never use con crete blocks for supports. Th ey can collapse under even light PROPER TOOLS ited to the task and be sur Use only tools su correctly. Using damaged, deformed, or lo use of the tools may cause making improper injury.