Komatsu — PREPARATIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION

. SAFETY GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS BEFORE STARTING OPERATION PREPARATIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION Have guards and covers repaired nature of the properly before 2 - 13 Mistakes in ope ration, inspection, or maintenance may result in serious pers onal injury or death. Before carrying out operation, in spection, or maintenance, always r ead this manual and the s afety labels on the m achine carefully and obey the w arnings. ENSURING SAFE OPERATION and authorized personnel can operate and maintain the machine.

Only trained and authorized personnel can oper ate and maintain the mac Follow all saf ety rules, precautions and instructio ns in this manual when op erating or performing maintenance on the machine. If you are not feeling well or you are feeling stres sed, or if you are under t he influence of alcoh ol or medication, your ability to on your job s safely operate or repair your machin e may be severely impair ed, putting yourself an d everyone else ite in danger. g with another operator or with the person on the worksite traffic duty, discuss the content of the orehand and use the determined signals when carrying out the operation.

When workin operation bef orehand and use the determined si gnals when carrying out t UNDERSTANDIN G THE MACHINE Before operatin g the machine, read this manual tho roughly. If there are any places in this manua l that you do not understand, ask the person in charge of safety to g ive an explanation. PRECAUTIONS REGARDING SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPM Be sure that all guards, covers and mirrors ar f they are damaged. immediately i Understand t he method of use of safety features Never remov e any safety features. Always keep them in good operating INSPECTING MAC HINE Check the mach ine before starting operations.

If an y abnormality is found, do not operate the mac hine until repairs of the problem l ocation have been completed. WEAR WELL-FITTING CLOTHES AND PROTECTIVE EQUI Do not wear l oose clothes or any accessories. If the control le cause the ma vers or protruding parts, there is dan chine to move unexpectedly. a hard hat and safety shoes. If th Always wear work require and safety be If you have lo s it, wear safety glasses, mask, glo lt when operating or maintaining th ng hair and it hangs out from your is a hazard th hair up and b at it may get caught up in the mach e careful not to let it get caught. ll protective equipment functions p Check that a using it.