Snorkel MHP35 - Manual (Page 6)

Be fore op er a tion of the MHP 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 M H P y o u mu s t b e
AUTHORIZED by the per son in charge to do so
and the op er a tion of the MHP 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
a c c i d e n t s . r e a d a n d u n d e rs t a n d t h e
information in this manual and on the
placards and decals on the machine before
operating the MHP 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 tor’s Man ual pro vides a daily in spec tion
pro ce dure that will help you keep your MHP 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, qualified to work on the MHP.
Call qualified 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 MHP.
■ Responsibilities of parties
It is im per a tive that all own ers and us ers of the
MHP read, un der stand, and con form to all ap pli ca -
ble reg u la tions. Ul ti mate com pli ance to OSHA reg -
u la tions is the re spon si bil ity of the user and their
em ployer.
ANSI Stan dard A92.2-2001clearly iden ti fies
re
quire ments of all par ties who might be
in volved with Boom-Sup ported El e vat ing
Work Plat forms.
AUSTRALIAN / NZ STANDARD 2550-10 1994
Also iden
ti fies the re quire ments of all
p a r ti e s w h o m i g h t b e i n v o l v e d w i t h
Boom-Sup ported El e vat ing Work Plat forms.
A re print of the “Man ual of Re spon si bil ities for
Dealers, Owners, Users, Op er a tors, Les sors and
Les
sees of ANSI/SIA A92.5-1992 Boom Sup -
ported El e vating Work Plat forms” is avail able from
Snor kel deal ers or from the fac tory upon re quest.
Copies are also avail able from:
Scaf fold In dus try As so ci a tion, Inc.,
P.O. Box 1160
Phoe nix, AZ 85036-0574 USA
■ In summary
● Only trained and authorised operators should
be permitted to operate the equipment.
● All manufacturer’s 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 Snorkel Engineering Department.
● Make a pre-start inspection of the MHP at
the beginning of each shift. A malfunctioning
machine must not be used.
● Make an inspection of the work place to
locate possible hazards before operating the
MHP.
■ Additional information
For ad di tional in for ma tion, con tact your lo cal
dealer or Snor kel at:
Snor kel International
2/26 Red fern Street
Wether ill Park NSW 2164
Aus tra lia
Snor kel International
PO Box 1041
Levin 5500
New Zea land
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