Komatsu Manual (EN)

FOREWORD

. FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD This manual provides rules and guidelines which will help you use this machine precautions in this manual must be followed performing operation accidents are caused by the failure to follow rules for the machines. Accidents can be prevented by conditions that may cause a hazard when performing operation and maintenance. WARNING understand them fully. periodically. 1 - 2 . The and maintenance.

Mos nce o at all times fundament al safet forehan Operator s and maintenanc e personnel must always d o as follows before b eginning operation or ma Alway s be sure to read a nd understand this manua l thoroughly before performing operation and Read t he safety messag es given in this manual an d the safety labels aff ixed to the machine thor oughly and be sure t hat you Keep this manual at the sto rage location for the Oper ation and Ma intenanc e Manual given below, a nd have all personnel read i If t his manual has been los t or has become dirty and cannot be re ad, requ est a replacement manual immediately from K omatsu or your K omatsu distributo If you sel l the machine, be sure to give this manual to the new ow ners together Komatsu delivers machines that comply with all applic able regulati ons and standards of the country t o which it has been s hipped If t his machine has been pu rchased in another country or purchas ed from s omeone in another count ry, it may lack certain safety devices a nd specifications that are necessary for us e in your c ountry.

I f there is any question a bout whether your p roduc complies with the applicab le standards and regulatio ns of your c ountry, consult Komatsu or your Komatsu distributor before operating the machine. Storage location fo r the Operation and Mai ntenance M Pocket at rear of o

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SAFETY INFORMATION

. FOREWORD SAFETY INFORMATION Signal words Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

Indicates a WARNING to indicate precautions that should be followed to 1 - 5 SAFETY INFORMATIO To enab le you t o use t his machine s afely, safe ty precautions a nd labels are g iven in t his manual and affi xed to the machine giv such situation The ord persona l injury or damage In this m anual a nd on machine labe ls, the following signal wor ds are used to express th e potentia l level of hazard potentially hazardous situ ation which, if not avoide d, may re sult in minor or jury. This word is used als o to alert agai nst unsafe practices that m ay cause mage.

Example of safety message u sing signa When sta nding up from t he o perator's s eat, always place the safety lo ck lever in the L OCK positio n. If y ou acc identally touch the control lev ers when th ey are not locked, this may cause a serious injury or deat Other sig nal word In additi on to th e above, t he follow ing signal word s are used protect t he machine or to give infor mation that is useful to kno is word is used for p recautions that must be taken to avoid actions whi ch coul d shorten life of th e machine. is word is used for in formation that i s useful to kno

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SAFETY INFORMATION

. FOREWORD SAFETY INFORMATION Safety labels Example of safety label using words 1 - 6 Safety labels are af fixed to the machine to inform t he operator or maintenan ce worker on the sp ot when carrying out operation or mainte nance of the machine that ma y involve hazard . This machine uses "Safety labels using words" an d "Safety labels using pi ctograms" to indicat e safety procedures. Safety labels using pi ctogram use a picture to express a level of hazardous Safety pictograms condition equivalen t to the signal word. These s afety pictograms use pictures in ord er to let the operator or mai ntenance worker understand the lev el and type of hazardous cond ition at all times.

Safety pictograms show the type of hazardous co ndition at the t op or left side, and the method of avoiding the hazar dous condition at the bottom or rig ht side. In addition, the typ e of hazardous condition is display ed inside a triangle and the m ethod of avoiding the hazardous con dition is shown inside a circle . potentia aintenance. Therefore, the safe ty messages in this manual an d on the machine may no t include a ll possibl e safety precautions. If any procedureso r actions not specifically recom mendedor allowed in this manual ar e used, it is your r esponsibility to take the necess ary steps to ensure safety.

In no event should you engage in prohibited use s or actions described in this manua The explanations, values, and illustrations in this manual were prepared b ased on th e latest i nformation available at that time. Contin uing improvements in the de sign of this machine can lead to ch anges in detail which may not be reflected in this manual. Consult Komatsu or y our Komatsu distributor f or the lates t availabl e information of y our machine or for que stions regarding information in this manual . The numbers in cir cles in the illustrations corresp ond to the numbers in ( ) in the tex t. (For e xample: 1 -> (1)

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DIRECTIONS OF MACHINE

. FOREWORD INTRODUCTION DIRECTIONS OF MACHINE 1 - 7 INTRODUCTION Thi s Komatsu machine i s designed to be used main ly for th e following work Digging wor Leveling wo Ditching wor Loading wor Demolition w ork Se e the sectio n "RECOMMENDED A PPLICATION S (PAG E 3-75) " for furth er details. In t his manual, the terms front, r ear, le ft, and right ref er to the travel direction as seen from the operator's seat when the operator's seat is facing the front and the sprock et is at the rea r of the machine.

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