Snorkel X33BE-sn10131+V-2 - Manual (Page 14)

Use the rec om mended trans port de vice when
load ing the ma chine.
■ Operation
If you en coun ter any sus pected mal func tion of the
ae rial plat form, or any haz ard or po ten tially un safe
con di tion re lat ing to ca pac ity, in tended use, or safe
op er a tion, cease op er a tion im me di ately and seek
as sis tance from management.
Use three points of sup port when get ting on or off
the plat form (two hands and one foot or a sim i lar set
of points). Keep the plat form clean.
Main tain a firm foot ing on the plat form floor. Op er -
ate the con trols slowly and de lib er ately to avoid
jerky and er ratic op er a tion. Al ways stop the con -
trols in neu
tral be fore go ing in the op po site
direction.
Do not dis mount while the plat form is in mo tion or
jump off the ma chine.
Do not start un til all per son nel are clearly away
from the ma chine.
Never cover the floor grat ing or oth er wise ob struct
your view be low. Make sure the area be low the
plat form is free of per son nel be fore low er ing.
■ Tipover and Falling Hazards
Op er ate the RT only on a firm, flat, level sur face ca -
pa ble of with stand ing all load forces im posed by
the
X33RT / X27RT in all op er at ing con di tions.
The RT can tip over if it becomes unstable.
Death or serious injury can result from a
tip-over accident. Do not drive or position
the
RT platform for elevated use near any
drop-off, hole, slope, soft or uneven ground,
or other tip-over hazard.
Do not op er ate the X33RT / X27RT from a po si -
tion on trucks, trail ers, rail way cars, float ing ves -
sels, scaf
folds, or sim i lar equip ment un less the
ap pli ca tion is ap proved in writ ing by Snorkel.
Care shall be taken to pre vent rope, elec tric cords,
and hoses, etc., from be com ing en tan gled in the
ae rial plat form. If the plat form or el e vat ing as sem -
bly be comes caught, snagged, or oth er wise pre -
vented from nor
mal mo tion by an ad ja cent
struc ture or other ob sta cle such that con trol re ver -
sal does not free the plat form, re move all per son nel
from the plat form be fore at tempts are made to free
the platform using ground controls.
Un der nor mal work ing con di tions it is best not to
trans fer from the plat form to an other struc ture or
vice versa, un less that is the saf est way to do the
job. Each sit
u a tion must be judged sep a rately
tak ing the work en vi ron ment into ac count. The
fol low ing guidelines apply:
1. Where possible, place the work platform over
a roof or walking structure to do the transfer.
2. Transfer your anchorage from one structure
to another before you step across.
3. Remember, you might be departing the work
platform to a structure where fall arrest is
required.
4. Do not climb over or through the guardrails.
Use the platform entrance.
All plat form oc cu pants MUST wear and use fall re -
straint. At tach fall re straints to the plat form lan yard
an chor points.
Do not ex ceed the un re stricted plat form ca pac ity
as in di cated on the ca pac ity plac ard at the en
-
trance to the plat form. Do not carry loads from any
point out side of the platform.
Make sure that all pro tec tive guards, cowl ings, and
doors are in place and se cure. Be sure the guard -
rail sys tem, in clud ing the gate, is in place and se -
cure.
Do not climb on the guard rails or use lad ders,
planks, or other de vices to ex tend or in crease your
work po si tion from the plat form.
Do not use the RT as a crane, hoist, or jack,or for
any other pur pose other than to po si tion per son nel,
their tools, and ma te ri als.
Do not op er ate the X33RT / X27RT in winds, or
wind gusts, of 28 mph, 45kph 12.5 m/s) or more
and do not add any thing to the
X33RT / X27RT
that will in crease the wind load ing (ban ners, flags,
etc.).
■ General Safety Precautions
Do not mod ify the X33RT / X27RT in any way.
When parts or com po nents are re placed, they shall
be iden ti cal or equiv a lent to orig i nal Snor kel parts
or com po nents.
Do not over ride any of the safety fea tures of the
X33RT / X27RT.
■ Hydraulic System Precautions
The hy drau lic sys tem con tains hoses with hy drau -
lic fluid un der pres sure.
Hydraulic fluid escaping under pressure can
have enough force to inject fluid into the
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