1 SAFETY
Mitsubishi Diesel Engine S12R OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Pub. No. 291Y1-40720 Revision: 5
1SAFETY
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/caution 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/caution
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
28) 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 31), these warnings present
important information for each operation.
Types and Meanings of Warning
Terms
â– Explanation of Presentation
"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 can result
in accidents corresponding to the "warning" in the
warning text. In extreme case, it to lead to a fatal
accident, or damage to important parts of
machinery and attached equipment, and can lead
to environment damage outside the factory.
Table 1-1 Types and Meanings of Warning Terms
Types of warning
terms
Meaning
Indicates an imminently haz-
ardous situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death
or serious injury, serious fail-
ure or environmental de-
struction.
Indicates a potentially haz-
ardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death
or serious injury, serious fail-
ure or environmental de-
struction.
Indicates a potentially haz-
ardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in minor
or moderate injury.
Indicates particularly a cau-
tion or information to be em-
phasized.
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