Information On Safety - Komatsu SK818-5 Operation & Maintenance Manual

INFORMATION ON SAFETY

1.2 INFORMATION ON SAFETY
Many accidents are caused by insufficient knowledge of and failure to comply with the safety regulations prescri-
bed for the maintenance operations that must be performed on the machine.
In order to avoid accidents, before starting work and before carrying out any maintenance operation, carefully read
and be sure to understand all the information and warnings contained in this manual and given on the plates ap-
plied on to the machine.
To enable you to use this machine safely, safety precautions and labels are given in this manual and affixed to the
machine to give explanations of situations involving potential hazards and of the methods of avoiding such situa-
tions
Signal words
The following signal words are used to inform you that there is a potential hazardous situation that may lead to per-
sonal injury or damage.
In this manual and on machine labels, the following signal words are used to express the potential level of hazard.
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
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This signal word is to be limited to most extreme situations.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
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CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
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It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
Other signal words
In addition to the above, the following signal words are used to indicate precautions that should be followed to pro-
tect the machine or to give information that is are useful to know.
IMPORTANT
This word is used for precautions that must be taken to avoid actions which could shorten the life of the
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machine.
NOTE
This gives information that is useful to know.
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Komatsu cannot reasonably predict every circumstance that might involve a potential hazard during the operation
or maintenance of the machine; for this reason, the safety messages included in this manual and applied on to the
machine plates may not include all possible safety precautions.
If all the procedures and operations prescribed for this machine are kept to, you can be sure that the operator and
the persons in the vicinity of the machine will work in total safety, with no risk of injuries or damage. In case of dou-
bt regarding the safety measures necessary for some procedures, contact Komatsu or your local Dealer.
Before starting any maintenance operation, position the machine on a firm and level surface, lower the
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equipment to the ground, engage the safety locks of the equipment and of the controls and stop the en-
gine.
To make the information clearer, some illustrations in this manual represent the machine without safety
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guards. Do not use the machine without guards and do not start the engine when the engine hood is
open, unless this is expressly prescribed for some specific maintenance operations.
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DANGER
DANGER