General Precautions; General Safety Rules; Safety Devices And Guards; Clothing And Personal Protection Items - Komatsu WB93S-5 F50003 Operation & Maintenance Manual

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS

2.2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS

2.2.1 GENERAL SAFETY RULES

Only trained and authorized personnel can use the machine and perform maintenance operations.
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Follow all the safety rules, precautions and instructions when using the machine or performing maintenance
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operations.
When working with other operators or when the work site is often occupied by other operators, make sure that
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everyone knows and understands all the signs described above and, in any case, that everyone works in such a
way as to be able to see the machine and to be visible to the operator.

2.2.2 SAFETY DEVICES AND GUARDS

Make sure that all the guards and covers are in the correct position. Have guards and covers changed or
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repaired if damaged. Do not use the machine without guards, nor remove the guards when the engine is
running.
Always use the proper safety devices to lock the machine when parking and remember to fasten the safety belt.
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For the safety devices, see "3.1 SAFETY LOCKS".
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For the safety belt, see "3.5.6 SAFETY BELT".
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Do not remove the safety devices and always keep them in good operating conditions.
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Any improper use of the safety devices may result in serious injury or even death.
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2.2.3 CLOTHING AND PERSONAL
PROTECTION ITEMS
Do not wear large or loose clothes, rings and watches and do
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not approach the machine with loose long hair, since they can
get entagled in the moving parts of the machine and cause
serious personal injury or damage. Also avoid wearing clothes
that are dirty with oil or fuel, since they catch fire very easily.
Wear a hard hat, goggles, safety shoes, mask, gloves and
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headphones when operating the machine or performing
maintenance operations.
Always wear safety goggles, a hard hat and heavy gloves if
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your job involves scattering metal chips or minute materials;
these precautions are particularly useful when driving the
equipment connection pins with a hammer and when blowing
compressed air into the air filter and the radiator to clean them.
During these operations, make also sure that no one is standing
or working near the machine without the necessary protection.
When working for 8 hours with a noise level exceeding 90 dBA,
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it is necessary to use headphones or ear plugs and be
particularly careful, especially towards the end of the work shift.
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