Komatsu — SAFETY INFORMATION

SAFETY SAFETY INFORMATION SAFETY MACHINE OPERATION ...................................................................................................................... 2-21 BEFORE STARTING ENGINE ...................................................................................................................... 2-21 CHECKS BEFORE STARTING ENGINE ................................................................................................. 2-21 SAFETY RULES FOR STARTING ENGINE ............................................................................................

2-22 STARTING ENGINE IN COLD WEATHER .............................................................................................. 2-22 AFTER STARTING ENGINE ......................................................................................................................... 2-23 CHECKS AFTER STARTING ENGINE .................................................................................................... 2-23 SAFETY RULES FOR CHANGING MACHINE DIRECTIONS ................................................................. 2-23 SAFETY RULES FOR TRAVELING.........................................................................................................

2-24 TRAVELING ON SLOPES........................................................................................................................ 2-25 OPERATIONS ON SLOPES..................................................................................................................... 2-26 PROHIBITED OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................... 2-26 OPERATIONS ON SNOW........................................................................................................................

2-28 PARKING MACHINE ................................................................................................................................ 2-28 TRANSPORTATION...................................................................................................................................... 2-29 LOADING AND UNLOADING................................................................................................................... 2-29 SHIPPING THE MACHINE.......................................................................................................................

2-30 BATTERY ...................................................................................................................................................... 2-31 BATTERY HAZARD PREVENTION ......................................................................................................... 2-31 STARTING ENGINE WITH BOOSTER CABLES..................................................................................... 2-32 TOWING ........................................................................................................................................................

2-33 SAFETY RULES FOR TOWING............................................................................................................... 2-33 LIFTING OBJECTS WITH BUCKET.............................................................................................................. 2-34 SAFETY RULES FOR LIFTING OBJECTS.............................................................................................. 2-34 SAFETY MAINTENANCE INFORMATION.........................................................................................................

2-35 WARNING TAG ........................................................................................................................................ 2-35 KEEP WORK PLACE CLEAN AND TIDY................................................................................................. 2-35 APPOINT LEADER WHEN WORKING WITH OTHERS.......................................................................... 2-35 STOP ENGINE BEFORE CARRYING OUT MAINTENANCE.................................................................. 2-36 TWO WORKERS FOR MAINTENANCE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING .................................................

2-37 PROPER TOOLS...................................................................................................................................... 2-37 ACCUMULATOR ...................................................................................................................................... 2-38 PERSONNEL............................................................................................................................................ 2-38 ATTACHMENTS.......................................................................................................................................

2-38 WORK UNDER THE MACHINE ............................................................................................................... 2-38 NOISE....................................................................................................................................................... 2-39 WHEN USING HAMMER.......................................................................................................................... 2-39 WELDING WORKS...................................................................................................................................

2-39 REMOVING BATTERY TERMINALS ....................................................................................................... 2-39 SAFETY FIRST WHEN USING HIGH-PRESSURE GREASE TO ADJUST TRACK TENSION .............. 2-40 DO NOT DISASSEMBLE RECOIL SPRINGS.......................................................................................... 2-40 SAFETY RULES FOR HIGH-PRESSURE OIL......................................................................................... 2-40 SAFETY HANDLING HIGH-PRESSURE HOSES....................................................................................

2-41 WASTE MATERIALS................................................................................................................................ 2-41 AIR CONDITIONER MAINTENANCE....................................................................................................... 2-41 COMPRESSED AIR ................................................................................................................................. 2-41 PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY CRITICAL PARTS ................................................................. 2-42 2-3