WARNING: for reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions. 6 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS PC130/150LGP-6K ENG 1-2 SAFETY RULES • Only trained and authorised personnel can operate and maintain the machine. • Follow all safety rules, precautions and instructions when operating or performing maintenance on the ma- chine. • Do not operate the machine of you are not feeling well, or if you are taking medicine which will make you sleepy, or if you have been drinking. Operating in such condition will adversely affect your judgement and may lead to an accident.
• When working with another operator of with a person on worksite traffic duty, be sure that all personnel understand all hand signals that are to be used. • Always follow all rules related to safety. SAFETY RULES SAFETY FEATURES • Be sure that all guards and covers are in their proper position. Have guards and covers repaired if damaged. • Use safety features such as safety lock levers properly. • Never remove any safety features. Always keep them in good operating condition. Safety lock lever see "12.17 PARKING MACHINE". • Improper use of safety features could result in serious bodily injury or death.
SAFETY FEATURES CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ITEMS • Avoid loose clothing, jewelery, and loose long hair. They can catch on controls or in moving parts and cause injury or death. • Also, do not wear oily clothes, because they are flammable. • Wear a hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, mask or gloves wehn operating or maintaining the machine. Always wear safety goggles, hard hat and heavy gloves if your job involves scattering metal chips or minute materials particularly when driving pins with a hammer and when cleaning the air cleaner element with compressed air. Check also that there is no one near the machine. • Check that all protective equipment functions properly before using.
CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ITEMS UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION Any modification made without authorization from Komatsu can create hazards. Before making a modification, consult your Komatsu distributor. Komatsu will not be responsible for any injury or damage caused by any unauthorized modification. UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION