Vestil LAD-MM - Manual (Page 2)

We produce several models of ladder stand so that our customers may select a product
that satisfies specific requirements. The products identified on the front page conform to
universal performance specifications disclosed in this manual, and each model fulfills our
demanding standards for quality, safety and durability.
S
AFETY
P
RINCIPLES
Vestil Manufacturing Corp. recognizes the critical importance of workplace
safety. Each person who might participate in the assembly, use, operation, or
maintenance of the product must read this manual. Read the entire manual and fully
understand the directions BEFORE assembling, using or maintaining the ladder
stand. If you do not understand an instruction, contact Vestil for clarification.
Failure to adhere to the directions in this manual may result in serious personal
injury or even death.
Vestil is not liable for any injury or property damage that occurs as a
consequence of failing to apply the safe operation and maintenance procedures
explained in this manual or that appear on safety warning labels affixed to the product.
Failure to exercise good judgment and common sense may result in property damage,
serious personal injury, or death, and are not the responsibility of Vestil.
This manual applies the hazard identification methods suggested for instruction
manuals by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in ANSI standard Z535.6-
2006. In accordance with ANSI guidelines for hazard warning language, this manual
identifies personal injury risks and situations that could lead to property damage with
SIGNAL WORDS. These signal words announce an associated safety message. The
reader must understand that the signal word chosen to identify a particular safety hazard
categorizes the seriousness of that hazard according to the following convention:
Identifies a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, WILL result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY. Use of
this signal word is limited to the most extreme situations.
These symbols
identify hazards
that may result in
personal injury
Identifies a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, COULD result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, COULD result in MINOR or MODERATE injury.
Although Z535.6-2006 approves the use of “CAUTION” without an
accompanying safety alert symbol (black equilateral triangle with
yellow exclamation point) as an alternative to “NOTICE”, this
manual differentiates between hazards that pose a risk of
personal injury and those that create mere property damage
situations. CAUTION appears exclusively in conjunction with
the safety alert symbol to identify injury risks.
Identifies practices not related to personal injury,
such as operation that could damage the table. No safety alert
symbol (equilateral triangle enclosing an exclamation point)
accompanies this signal word.
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