0-5
SAFETY INFORMATION IN MESSAGES OR LABELS IN THIS
MANUAL AND ON THE MACHINE
Many accidents are the result of not following basic safety precautions and could have been avoided by
recognizing potentially hazardous situations.
Proper risk assessment can prevent many accidents from occurring. During operation, always pay attention to the
potential hazards near the machine and at your worksite.
• Improper operation, inspection, maintenance and repair could cause serious injury, death or property damage.
Before operating, inspecting and maintaining this machine, carefully read and understand this manual, the
related manuals, and any attachment manuals that may be provided to you.
• Only allow trained and experienced personnel to operate, to inspect and to maintain this machine. These
individuals must also comply with all applicable employment, industry, and governmental rules, standards, and
regulations.
Many safety messages in this manual or on the labels on this machine contain signal words. Signal words are used
to identify safety messages and property damage messages and designate a level of hazard seriousness. Many of
these safety messages may also contain avoidance information.
This safety alert symbol identifies important safety messages in this manual. When you
see this symbol, be alert, your safety is involved, carefully read the message that follows,
and inform other operators.
The three signal words are DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION. Each alerts the viewer to the existence and
relative seriousness of a hazard. They are reserved for personal injury hazards.
Safety signs identified by DANGER shall be used sparingly and only for those situations presenting the most
serious hazards. Hazards identified by WARNING present a lesser degree of risk of injury or death than those
identified by DANGER.
DANGER indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazard with a medium level of risk which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazard with a low level of risk which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury.
Other than the above-mentioned signal words, the following words identify important information which must be
kept for the protection of the machine and may be helpful for the operator.
Notice indicates information considered important, but not hazard related .
(e.g., messages related to property damage)
Note indicates information that may be helpful for the operator.
SAFETY LABELS
Safety labels are affixed to machine to alert the operator and surrounding personnel of hazardous situations during
operation, inspection or maintenance.
There are two types of "safety labels" on this machine. One is "SAFETY LABEL INCLUDING SIGNAL WORDS"
and the other is "PICTORIAL ONLY SAFETY LABELS".
Copyright©2020 Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved. [S2YY00041ZE03] [0701CsCshWbYs]
