General Precautions - Komatsu PW160-7H Operation & Maintenance Manual

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: For reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
SAFETY RULES
ONLY trained and authorised personnel can operate and
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maintain the machine.
Follow all safety rules, precautions and instructions when
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operating or performing maintenance on the machine.
When working with another operator or a person on work site
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traffic duty, be sure all personnel understand all hand signals
that are to be used.
SAFETY FEATURES
Be sure all guards and covers are in their proper position.
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Have guards and covers repaired if damaged.
Use safety features such as safety lock lever at all times.
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NEVER remove any safety features. ALWAYS keep them in
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good operating condition.
Always wear safety belt when operating machine.
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Improper use of safety features could result in serious bodily
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injury or death.
CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ITEMS
Avoid loose clothing, jewellery, and loose long hair. They can
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catch on controls or in moving parts and cause serious injury
or death. Also, do not wear oily clothes because they are
flammable.
Wear a hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, mask or
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gloves when operating or maintaining the machine. Always
wear safety goggles, hard hat and heavy gloves if your job
involves scattering metal chips or minute materials, this is so
particularly when driving pins with a hammer and when clean-
ing the air cleaner element with compressed air.
Check also that there is no one near the machine.
Driving in pins, see"REPLACEMENT AND INVERSION OF
BUCKET (187)"
Cleaning of air cleaner element, see "WHEN REQUIRED
(247)" in service procedure.
UNAUTHORISED MODIFICATION
Any modification made without authorisation from Komatsu
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can create hazards.
Before making a modification, consult your Komatsu distribu-
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tor. Komatsu will not be responsible for any injury or damage
caused by any unauthorised modification.
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