Safety; Table 1-1 Types And Meanings Of Warning Terms - Mitsubishi S16R Series Operation & Maintenance Manual

1 SAFETY

1 SAFETY
This chapter describes the required safety instructions for handling the engine.
General Information
The safety instructions given here provide
operators with guidelines for preventing personal
injury.
In order to operate this engine according to your
own Occupational Safety and health Management
System, not only the information for safety,
operation, inspection and maintenance work
described in this manual but also use them in
combination with the regular safety education and
training.
Warnings
In order to call the attention to the operator's risks,
the following two options are reserved in this
engine.
• Warning descriptions in this Operation &
Maintenance Manual
• Warning labels on the engine and the
devices
Read carefully all the safety-related warnings
described in this Operation & Maintenance Manual.
Before operating the engine, make sure of the
locations and contents of all the warning labels
affixed to the engine and the devices.
In order to ensure safety and prevent damage to
the machine, the categories (DANGER,
WARNING, CAUTION, and Note) explained in
"Types and Meanings of Warning Terms" (→ Page
26) and their text are described in this Operation &
Maintenance Manual.
Understand and obey the details of warnings for
each operation.
In addition to "Matters to be Obeyed and Matters
Prohibited" (→ Page 29), these warnings present
important information for each operation.
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Types and Meanings of Warning
Terms
■ Marking description
"Warning labels" and "warning texts" in this
Operation & Maintenance Manual warn you of the
dangerous situations expected during operation in
addition to the "warning terms" indicated with the
categories mentioned below.
Disregarding the content of the warnings could
result in an accident according to the "warning
terms" accompanying the text. In extreme case, it
could lead to a fatal accident or damage to
important parts of the machine and additional
equipment.

Table 1-1 Types and meanings of warning terms

Types of warning
terms
Mitsubishi Diesel Engine S16R & S16R2 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Meanings
Indicates an immediately
hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury, seri-
ous fault or environmental
destruction.
Indicates a potentially haz-
ardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death
or serious injury, serious fault
or environmental destruction.
Indicates a potentially haz-
ardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor
or moderate injury.
Indicates particularly a cau-
tion or information to be em-
phasized.
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