. SAFETY GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE may lead to an 2 - 18 DO NOT GET CAUGHT IN ARTICULATING PORTION AND DUMP BODY If the clearance at the articulating portion changes and you get caught in it, you will suffer serious personal injury or death. Do not allow anyone to come inside the articulation range. The clearance in the area around the dump body changes according to the movement of the dump body. If you are caught, there is danger that you will suffer serious injury or death. Do not allow anyone near any of the rotating or telescopic parts.
If the clearance at the articu lating portion changes and you get caught in it, you will suffer s not allow anyone to come in erious personal injury or death. Do side the articulation range. The clearance in the area around the dump body changes according to the movement of the dump body. If you are caught, there is danger that you will suffer serious injury or death. Do not allow anyone near any of the rotating or telescopic parts. f the dump body. If you are caught, suffer serious injury or death. y of the rotating or telescopic parts.
PRECAUTIONS RELATED TO PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES The operator's compartment is equipped with a structure (such as ROPS, FOPS) to protect the operator by absorbing the impact energy. As for the machine equipped with ROPS, if the machine weight (mass) exceeds the certified value (shown on the ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE (ROPS) CERTIFICATION plate), ROPS will not be able to fulfill its function. Do not increase machine weight beyond the certified value by modifying the machine or by installing attachments to the machine. Also, if the function of the protective equipment is impeded, the protective equipment will not be able to protect the operator, and the operator may suffer injury or death.
Always observe the following. If the machine is equipped with a protective structure, do not remove the protective structure and perform operations without it. If the protective structure is welded, or holes are drilled in it, or it is modified in any other way, its strength may drop. Consult your Komatsu distributor before performing any modifications. The operator's compartment is equipped with a structure (such as ROPS, FOPS) to protect the operator by absorbing the impact energy.
As for the machine eq weight (mass) exceeds the ROLL-OVER PROTECTIV uipped with ROPS, if the machine certified value (shown on the E STRUCTURE (ROPS) CERTIFICATION plate), ROPS will not be able to fulfill its function. Do not increase machine wei ght beyond the certified value by modifying the machine or by ins talling attachments to the machine. Also, if the function of the pro tective equipment is impeded, the protective equipment will not b the operator may suffer injur following. If the machine is equipped remove the protective struct it. ure and perform operations without If the protective structure is it is modified in any other w your Komatsu distributor bef ay, its strength may drop.
Consult ore performing any modifications. If the protective structure is d amaged or deformed by falling objects or by r olling over, its strengt and it will not be able to fulfi advice on the method of rep ll its function properly. In such cases, alway Even if the protective structu seat If you do not fasten your sea t belt properly, it cannot display its effe UNAUTHORIZED MODIFI CATION Komatsu will not be respons ible for any injuries or death, accidents, product failures or other p resulting from modifications made without authorization from Komatsu. Any modification made with out authorization from Komatsu ca n create h azards. Before makin consult your Komatsu distrib utor.
pacity of the dump body or make any other modifications. Such Do not try to increase the ca pacity of the dump body or make any other cause a drop in the braking unexpected accident. efficiency, the balance of the machine will become poor, and thi