Support Jack Operating Manual
1. OPERATING/ SAFETY LIMITS
• Operators using support jacks should use caution and follow all appropriate
laboratory safety guidelines during operation, including wearing proper protective
clothing, goggles, and gloves. Additionally, all safety precautions for apparatus,
vessels, and reagents to be placed on support jacks should be followed.
• Never exceed the maximum load capacity of the support jack. Please refer to the
chart in "Ordering Information" for the maximum capacity of your support jack or
call BrandTech
®
Scientific Customer Service at 888-522-2726.
• Jacks must be placed on a level, stable surface capable of safely supporting the
combined mass of the jack and its load before use.
• Always raise or lower support jack deck to desired height prior to placing a load on
the support jack. Loads that are on the support jack while it is moving can become
unstable and cause severe injury.
• Loads should be placed squarely in the center of the support jack's deck. Improperly
placed loads can become unstable and cause severe injury.
• Operators should never force the lift mechanism or place hands, other body parts, or
anything else inside the lift mechanism of the support jacks.
• Never stand on support jacks.
• Never attempt to operate support jack after disassembling it.
• The area of the base of any apparatus placed on the support jack should be no larger
than the area of the deck.
• Never expose support jacks to operating temperatures greater than 130º C.
• Use care with Maxi-Lift jacks to ensure stability of base and load when elevated.
• Confirm chemical compatibility of the materials of construction of the support jack
with anticipated exposure prior to use.
