JLG 450AJ ANSI Operator Manual - Manual (Page 13)

SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
3120748 – JLG Lift – 1-5
• CHECK TRAVEL PATH FOR PERSONS, DEPRES-
SIONS, HOLES, BUMPS, DROP-OFFS, OBSTRUC-
TIONS, DEBRIS, AND COVERINGS WHICH MAY
CONCEAL HOLES AND OTHER HAZARDS.
• TRAVEL IS PERMITTED ON GRADES NO GREATER
THAN THOSE INDICATED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER
PLATE.
• DO NOT DRIVE ON SIDESLOPES WHICH EXCEED 5°.
• OPERATION WITH BOOM RAISED IS RESTRICTED
TO FIRM, LEVEL AND UNIFORM SURFACE.
• DO NOT TRAVEL ON SOFT OR UNEVEN SURFACES,
AS TIPPING WILL OCCUR.
• ENSURE THAT GROUND CONDITIONS ARE ADE-
QUATE TO SUPPORT THE MAXIMUM TIRE LOAD.
• DO NOT DRIVE MACHINE NEAR PITS, LOADING
DOCKS OR OTHER DROP-OFFS.
1.6 OPERATION
• READ YOUR MANUAL. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’VE
READ - THEN BEGIN OPERATIONS.
• PRIOR TO ENTERING AND EXITING PLATFORM AT
G R O U N D L E V E L , F U L LY LO W E R T H E B O O M .
EXTEND BOOM UNTIL END OF FLY BOOM CON-
TACTS GROUND. WITH BOOM LIFT IN THIS CONFIG-
U R A T I O N , E N T E R A N D / O R E X I T P L AT F O R M
THROUGH GATE OPENING.
• OSHA REQUIRES ALL PERSONS IN THE PLATFORM
TO WEAR LANYARDS WITH AN APPROVED FALL
PROTECTION DEVICE. SECURE LANYARD TO DES-
IGNATED LANYARD ATTACH POINT ON PLATFORM.
KEEP GATE CLOSED AT ALL TIMES.
• TO AVOID FALLING - USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
E N T E R I N G O R L E A V I N G P L AT F O R M A B O V E
GROUND. ENTER OR EXIT THRU GATE ONLY. PLAT-
FORM FLOOR MUST BE WITHIN 1 FOOT (30 CM) OF
ADJACENT - SAFE AND SECURE - STRUCTURE.
ALLOW FOR PLATFORM VERTICAL MOVEMENT AS
WEIGHT IS TRANSFERRED TO OR FROM PLAT-
FORM.