Snorkel MHP35 - Manual (Page 3)

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Electrical Hazard
■ Electrical Hazard Warning
THE MHP AERIAL WORK PLATFORM
IS NOT ELECTRICALLY INSULATED.
If the plat form, booms, or any other con duc tive part of a MHP con tacts a high-volt age elec tri cal con duc tor,
the re sult can be SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH for per sons on or near the ma chine.
GO NO CLOSER THAN THE MINIMUM SAFE APPROACH DISTANCES
(M.S.A.D) - AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 1. AND FIGURE 3.,
ON THE NEXT PAGE.
Be sure to al low for sag and sway in the wires and the work plat form.
If a MHP co mes in con tact with a live elec tri cal con duc tor, the en tire ma chine can be charged.
If that hap pens, you should re main on the ma chine and not con tact any other struc ture or ob ject within
reach. That in cludes the ground, ad ja cent build ings, poles, and any ob ject not a part of the MHP.
Such con tact could make your body a con duc tor to the other ob ject cre at ing an elec tri cal shock haz ard re -
sult ing in SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH.
DO NOT at tempt to en ter or leave the MHP un til you are sure the elec tric ity has been turned off.
If a MHP is in con tact with a live con duc tor, the plat form op er a tor MUST warn oth ers on the ground in the vi -
cin ity of the MHP to STAY AWAY from the ma chine, since their bod ies can also form a path for elec tric ity to
ground thus cre at ing an elec tri cal shock haz ard with pos si ble ELECTROCUTION and DEATH.
DO NOT at tempt to op er ate the MHP ground con trols when the plat form, booms, or any other con duct ing
part of a MHP is in con tact with elec tri cal wires or if there is an im me di ate dan ger of such con tact.
Re gard all con duc tors as en er gized.
Per son nel work ing on or near a MHP must be con tin u ously aware of elec tri cal haz ards, rec og niz ing that
SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH can re sult if con tact with an elec tri cal wire does oc cur.
DANGER