Powerfix Z30473 - Manual (Page 7)

7 GB/IE
Safety instructions / Before use / How to use
Do not stand on one of the upper
3 rungs of a leaning ladder!
Do not stand on one of the upper
2 rungs of a standing ladder.
Warning! Do not insert your fingers
into the holes in the ladder frame.
Do not stand on the top rung!
Ensure that the top end of the ladder
is properly supported!
Q Before use
J Avoid damage when transporting ladders on
roof racks or in a lorry. Make sure that the
ladder
1 is appropriately fastened in place.
J Before using the ladder 1 , visually inspect it.
Check that all parts are undamaged and in
good working order.
J Remove all contamination on the ladder 1 ,
such as wet paint, dirt, oil or snow.
J Lock all doors and windows (but not emergency
exits) in the area around the ladder
1 where
you are going to work.
Q How to use
CAUTION! RISK OF CRUSHING! Take
particular care when opening or closing the
ladder
1 . Keep your distance from moving
parts and the safety devices.
Q Attaching the stabilisers
ATTENTION! Never use the ladder 1 with-
out the stabilisers attached 2 .
J Use the supplied stabilisers 2 only.
J Insert the stabilisers 2 into the slots 9 at the
ends of the ladder 1 (see Fig. D). Ensure that the
holes 8 in the stabiliser and the ladder end
align with one another.
J Guide four bolts 3 (included) through the holes
8 and secure the connection with one plain
washers 4 and nut on each bolt 5 (see Fig. D).
ATTENTION! Check every time before load-
ing the ladder
1 that the stabilisers 2 are cor-
rectly attached.
Q Operating the hinge system
J Before each use, check that all the hinges 10
are properly engaged. The hinges 10 lying
parallel to one another must always be engaged
at the same setting.
J Unlock the hinges 10 by pulling the unlocking
lever 11 backwards (see Fig. E).
J Articulate the desired section of the ladder at the
hinges
10 . The hinges engage automatically in
the next position. Unlock the hinges 10 again
if you would like to articulate the ladder further.
ATTENTION! The hinges 10 engage with an
audible click. However, you should always check
that the safety indicator
12 shows “engaged”
(see Fig. G). Do not load the ladder if the safety
indicator
12 shows “unlocked” (see Fig. F).
Q Using the working platforms
J Do not use the ladder without a working platform
6 , 7 when you are carrying out an activity
that requires a working platform 6 , 7 (see
Fig. B). Do not use a working platform 6 , 7
for ladder positions that are not designed to have
working platforms fitted (see Fig. A, C). Failure
to observe this advice when using the product
can lead to severe injury and / or damage to
the product.
J Use the supplied working platforms 6 , 7 only.
J Use the working platforms 6 , 7 only with the
antislip profile 15 facing upwards (see Fig. I).
J Hook the lip 13 on the end of the working plat-
forms 6 , 7 over the last rung of the ladder
section and check that the other end of the
working platform
6 , 7 also rests on a rung
in a similar manner. The safety hooks 14 prevent