. SAFETY GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS BEFORE STARTING OPERATION PREPARATIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION guards and covers repaired WEAR WELL-FITTING CLOTHES AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Do not wear loose clothes or any accessories. If these catch on the control levers or protruding parts, there is danger that it may cause the machine to move unexpectedly. Always wear a hard hat and safety shoes. If the nature of the work requires it, wear safety glasses, mask, gloves, ear plugs, and safety belt when operating or maintaining the machine.
If you have long hair and it hangs out from your hard hat, there is a hazard that it may get caught up in the machine, so tie your hair up and be careful not to let it get caught. Check that all protective equipment functions properly before using it. 2 - 12 Mistakes in operatio n, inspection, or maintenance may result in serious personal injury or death. Before carrying out operation, inspec tion, or maintenance, always read this manual and the safety labels on the machine carefully and obey the warnin gs. ENSURING SAFE OPER ATION uthorized personnel can operate and maintain the machine. precautions, and instructions in this manual when operating or performing inspection or he machine.
Only trained and a uthorized personnel can operate and maintain the machine. Follow all safety, maintenance on t If you are not feeli ng well, or if you are under the influence of alcohol or medicat ion, your ability to safely operate or repair your mac hine may be severely impaired, putting yourself and everyon e else on your job site in danger. When working wit h another operator or with the person on the worksite traffic duty, discuss the content of the eration. operation beforeh and and use the determined signals when carrying out the op UNDERSTANDING THE MACHINE Before operating the machine, read this manual thoroughly.
If there are any plac es in this manual that you do not understand, ask the person in charge of safety to give an explanation. PRECAUTIONS REGARDING SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT Be sure that all guards, covers and mirrors are in their proper position. Ha immediately if they are damaged. Understand the method of use of safety features and use them properly. Be sure that all g immediately if the Understand the m Never remove any safety features. Always keep them in good operating condi INSPECTING MACHINE Check the machine b efore starting operations. If any abnormality is found, do not operate the machine until repairs of the problem locati on have been completed.