Komatsu PW160-7H, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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GENERAL PRECAUTIONS SAFETY
20 PW160-7H VEAM390100
WARNING: For reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
SAFETY RULES
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ONLY trained and authorised personnel can operate and
maintain the machine.
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Follow all safety rules, precautions and instructions when
operating or performing maintenance on the machine.
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When working with another operator or a person on work site
traffic duty, be sure all personnel understand all hand signals
that are to be used.
SAFETY FEATURES
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Be sure all guards and covers are in their proper position.
Have guards and covers repaired if damaged.
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Use safety features such as safety lock lever at all times.
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NEVER remove any safety features. ALWAYS keep them in
good operating condition.
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Always wear safety belt when operating machine.
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Improper use of safety features could result in serious bodily
injury or death.
CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ITEMS
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Avoid loose clothing, jewellery, and loose long hair. They can
catch on controls or in moving parts and cause serious injury
or death. Also, do not wear oily clothes because they are
flammable.
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Wear a hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, mask or
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
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Any modification made without authorisation from Komatsu
can create hazards.
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Before making a modification, consult your Komatsu distribu-
tor. Komatsu will not be responsible for any injury or damage
caused by any unauthorised modification.