JLG 45e Operator Manual - Manual (Page 3)

FOREWORD
3120860 – JLG Lift – a
All procedures herein are based on the use of the machine
under proper operating conditions, with no deviations
from original design intent... as per OSHA regulations.
READ & HEED!
The ownership, use, service, and/or maintenance of this
machine is subject to various governmental and local laws
and regulations. It is the responsibility of the owner/user
to be knowledgeable of these laws and regulations and to
comply with them. The most prevalent regulations of this
type in the United States are the Federal OSHA Safety
Regulations*. Listed below, in abbreviated form are some
of the requirements of Federal OSHA regulations in effect
as of the date of publication of this handbook.
The listing of these requirements shall not relieve the
owner/user of the responsibility and obligation to deter-
mine all applicable laws and regulations and their exact
wording and requirements, and to comply with the
requirements. Nor shall the listing of these requirements
constitute an assumption of responsibility of liability on
the part of JLG Industries, Inc.
1. Only trained and authorized operators shall be per-
mitted to operate the aerial lift.
2. A malfunctioning lift shall be shut down until
repaired.
3. The controls shall be plainly marked as to their func-
tion.
4. The controls shall be tested each day prior to use to
determine that they are in safe operating condition.
5. When applicable by reason of local regulations or
job site/employer safety rules, all personnel in the
platform shall, at all times, wear approved fall pro-
tection devices and other safety gear as required.
6. Load limits specified by the manufacturer shall not
be exceeded.
7. Instruction and warning placards must be legible.
8. Aerial lifts may be field modified for uses other than
those intended by the manufacturer only if certified
in writing by the manufacturer to be in conformity to
JLG requirements and to be at least as safe as it was
prior to modification.
9. Aerial lifts shall not be used near electric power
lines unless the lines have been de energized or ade-
quate clearance is maintained.
10. Employees using aerial lifts shall be instructed on
how to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and
hazards.
11. Ground controls shall not be operated unless permis-
sion has been obtained from personnel in the plat-
form, except in case of an emergency.
12. Regular inspection of the job site and aerial lift shall
be performed by competent persons.
13. Personnel shall always stand on the floor of the plat-
form, not on boxes, planks, railing or other devices,
for a work position.
*Applicable Federal OSHA regulations for the United
States, as of the date of publication of this manual,
include, but are not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.67, 29 CFR
1926.20, 29 CFR 1926.21, 29 CFR 1926.28, and 29 CFR
1926.556.