JLG 45e Operator Manual - Manual (Page 11)

SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
3120860 – JLG Lift – 1-5
1.6 OPERATION.
• READ YOUR MANUAL, UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUVE
READ - THEN BEGIN OPERATIONS.
• DO NOT OPERATE ANY MACHINE ON WHICH DAN-
GER, WARNING, CAUTION OR INSTRUCTION PLAC-
ARDS OR DECALS ARE MISSING OR ILLEGIBLE.
• PRIOR TO ENTERING AND EXITING PLATFORM AT
GROUND LEVEL, FULLY LOWER UPPER BOOM AND
MID/LOWER BOOM. WITH BOOM LIFT IN THIS CON-
FIGURATION, ENTER AND/OR EXIT PLATFORM
THROUGH GATE OPENING.
• OSHA REQUIRES ALL PERSONS IN THE PLATFORM
TO WEAR LANYARDS WITH AN APPROVED FALL PRO-
TECTION DEVICE SECURE LANYARD TO DESIG-
NATED LANYARD ATTACH POINT ON PLATFORM.
KEEP GATE CLOSED AT ALL TIMES.
• IF PLATFORM OR BOOM IS CAUGHT SO THAT ONE
OR MORE WHEELS ARE OFF THE FLOOR, ALL PER-
SONNEL MUST BE REMOVED FROM PLATFORM
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO FREE MACHINE. USE
CRANES, FORKLIFT TRUCKS OR OTHER EQUIP-
MENT TO REMOVE PERSONNEL AND STABILIZE
MACHINE MOTION, IF NECESSARY.
• 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 MUST BE WITHIN 1 FOOT (30 CENTIMETERS)
OF ADJACENT - SAFE AND SECURE - STRUCTURE.
ALLOW FOR PLATFORM VERTICAL MOVEMENT AS
WEIGHT IS TRANSFERRED TO OR FROM PLATFORM.
• TRANSFERS BETWEEN A STRUCTURE AND THE
AERIAL PLATFORM EXPOSE OPERATORS TO FALL
HAZARDS. THIS PRACTICE SHOULD BE DISCOUR-
AGED WHEREVER POSSIBLE. WHERE TRANSFER
MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED TO PERFORM THE JOB
TWO LANYARDS WITH AN APPROVED FALL PROTEC-
TION DEVICE WILL BE USED. ONE LANYARD SHOULD
BE ATTACHED TO DESIGNATED ATTACH POINT ON
THE THE AERIAL PLATFORM. THE OTHER TO THE
STRUCTURE. THE LANYARD THAT IS ATTACHED TO
THE AERIAL PLATFORM SHOULD NOT BE DISCON-
NECTED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TRANSFER TO
THE STRUCTURE IS COMPLETE. OTHERWISE, DO
NOT STEP OUTSIDE OF PLATFORM.
• CHECK CLEARANCES ABOVE, ON SIDES AND BOT-
TOM OF PLATFORM WHEN RAISING, LOWERING,
SWINGING, AND TELESCOPING BOOM.
THROUGHLY CHECK ALL CLEARANCES BEFORE
POSITIONING PLATFORM.