JLG T500J Operator Manual - Manual (Page 16)

SECTION 1 - SAFETY
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• Always ensure that power tools are properly stowed and never
left hanging by their cord from the platform work area.
• Supplies or tools which extend outside the platform are pro-
hibited unless approved by JLG.
• Do not place boom or platform against any structure to steady
the platform or to support the structure.
• Stow boom and shut off all power before leaving machine.
Trip and Fall Hazards
During operation, occupants in the platform must wear a full
body harness with a lanyard attached to an authorized lanyard
anchorage point. Attach only one (1) lanyard per lanyard anchor-
age point.
• Before operating the machine, make sure all gates are closed
and fastened in their proper position.
• Keep both feet firmly positioned on the platform floor at all
times. Do not climb on platform rails. Never use ladders, boxes,
steps, planks, or similar items on platform to provide addi-
tional reach.
• Never use the boom assembly or the trailer structure to enter
or leave the platform.
• Use extreme caution when entering or leaving platform. Be
sure that the boom is telescoped out and fully lowered. Face
the machine, maintain “three point contact” with the machine,
using two hands and one foot or two feet and one hand dur-
ing entry and exit.