SAFETY GENERAL PRECAUTIONS WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. PROTECTION AGAINST FALLING OR FLYING OBJECTS If there is any danger of falling or flying objects hitting the opera- tor, install protective guards in place to protect the operator as required for each particular situation. G For work with breakers, install a front guard on the wind- shield. Also, place a laminate coating sheet over the wind- shield. G For demolition or shear work, install a front guard on the windshield and a top guard on the cab. Also, place a laminate coating sheet over the windshield.
G For work in mines, quarries, demolition, tunnels or other places where there is danger of falling rocks, put FOPS (fall- ing object protective structure) in place. Also, place a lami- nate coating sheet over the windshield. The above comments are made with regards to typical work- ing conditions. By all means you should put on other guards if required by conditions at your particular site. For details of safety guards, please contact your Komatsu dis- tributor. Also, even for other types of work, if there is any danger of being hit by falling or flying objects or of objects entering the operator’s cab, select and install a guard that matches the working conditions.
(B) (C) Be sure to close the front window before commencing work. Level 1 acceptance is intended for protection from small fall- ing rocks, flying objects and other debris encountered in oper- ations such as highway maintenance, landscaping and light construction site services AB30052C Level 1 Guards: Fitted directly onto the roof and front of the cab. (B): Top guard (C): Front guard (I) When carrying out the above operations, make sure to keep all persons other than the operator outside the range of falling or flying objects. Be particularly sure to maintain a proper dis- tance when carrying out shear operations. (A) (A):
FOPS (B) Front guard (B) Level 2 acceptance is intended for protection from large fall- ing rocks, flying objects and other debris encountered in oper- ations such as demolition work, building constructions and general heavy site work. AB30053C 19