Snorkel X33BE-sn10131+V-1 - Manual (Page 8)

It is also used to alert the reader to pay
careful attention to a particular passage of
text in the manual.
Notes
Notes are used to provide special information or
helpful hints to assist in aerial platform operation,
but do not indicate a hazardous situation.
■ Operation
The
RT ae rial plat form has built in safety fea tures
and has been fac tory tested for com pli ance with
Snor kel spec i fi ca tions and in dus try stan dards.
How ever, any per son nel lift ing de vice can be po -
ten tially dan ger ous in the hands of un trained or
careless operators.
Train ing is vi tally im por tant and must be per formed
un der the di rec tion of a QUALIFIED per son. You
must dis play pro fi ciency in knowl edge and ac tual
op er a tion of the
RT be fore us ing it on a job site.
Be fore op er a tion of the RT you must read and un -
der stand the op er at ing in struc tions in this man ual
as well as the de cals, warn ings, and in struc tions on
the ma chine it self.
B e f o r e o p e r a t i n g t h e
RT you must be
AUTHORIZED by the per son in charge to do so
and the op er a tion of the
RT must be within the
scope of the ma chine spec i fi ca tions.
The potential for an accident increases when
the aerial platform is operated by personnel
who are not trained and authorised. Death or
s e r i o u s i n j u r y c a n r e s u l t f r o m s u c h
accidents.
Read and understand the information in this
manual and on the placards and decals on
the machine before operating the
RT on the
job site.
■ Maintenance
Ev ery per son who main tains, in spects, tests, or re -
pairs these ma chines, and ev ery per son su per vis -
ing any of these func tions, must be prop erly trained
and qual i fied to do so.
This Op er a tors Man ual pro vides a daily in spec tion
pro ce dure that will help you keep your
RT in good
op er at ing con di tion.
Do not per form other main te nance un less you are a
trained me chanic, qual i fied to work on the
RT. Call
qual i fied main te nance per son nel if you find prob -
lems or mal func tions.
Do not mod ify this ma chine with out writ ten ap -
proval from the En gi neer ing De part ment of Snor -
kel. Mod i fi ca tion may void the war ranty, ad versely
af fect sta bil ity, or af fect the op er a tional char ac ter -
is tics of the
RT.
■ Responsibilities of parties
It is imperative that all owners and users of the RT
read, understand, and conform to all applicable
regulations. Ultimate compliance to OSHA
regulations is the responsibility of the user and their
employer.
It is imperative that all owners and users of
the
RT read, understand, and conform to all
applicable regulations.
Ultimate compliance to OSHA regulations is the
responsibility of the user and their employer.
ANSI Standard A92.6 clearly identifies
requirements of all parties who might be
involved with Self-Propelled Elevating Work
Platforms.
EN280:2001(E)
AUSTRALIAN / NZ STANDARD 2550-10 also
identifies the requirements of all parties who
might be involved with Boom-Supported
Elevating Work Platforms.
Note - Standards
It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure that
the person operating the
X33RT / X27RT is
provided with all the relevant information relating
to standards and codes of practice applicable in
their region.
❑ In summary
● Only trained and authorised operators should
be permitted to operate the equipment.
● All manufacturers operating instructions and
safety rules and all employers safety rules
and all OSHA and other government safety
rules should be strictly adhered to.
● Repairs and adjustments should be made
only by qualified and trained maintenance
personnel.
● No modification should be made to the
equipment without prior written consent of
the
UpRight Engineering Department.
● Make a pre-start inspection of the RT at the
beginning of each shift. A malfunctioning
machine must not be used.
page - iv Rev A SR3370 & SR2770 – 13184A
Introduction
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