Snorkel MHP35 - Manual (Page 17)

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Gravity gate
Figure 2.4 - Gravity Gate
The grav ity gate is the place in the plat form guard -
rail sys tem where you should en ter and leave the
plat form. Raise the gate and step un der it onto the
plat form. Once you have en tered the plat form and
at tached your fall re straint lan yard to an an chor
point, check to see that the grav ity gate has fallen
back into place.
❑ Guardrails
Figure 2.5 - Guardrails
The guardrails help protect you from falling off the
platform. Be sure the guardrails are properly
installed and that the gravity gate or swinging gate
is in place.
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Foot switch
Figure 2.6 - Foot Switch
The foot switch pre vents the plat form from mov ing
if some thing ac ci den tally pushes one of the plat -
form-moving con trols on the plat form con trol box.
Stepping on the foot switch is an ac tion that must
be per formed, at the same time as an other ac tion,
to make the plat form move.
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Bubble level
Figure 2.7 - Bubble Level
A bub ble level is lo cated on the trailer side rail, in
front of the out rig ger con trols. Watch the bub ble
level while you set the out rig gers. Lower the out rig -
gers, one at a time, just enough to cen ter the bub -
ble in the cir cle on top of the guage. When the
bub ble is cen tered the plat form is level and can be
safely raised.
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2. Safety Devices