Ezgo ST 400 48V, Owner'S Manual & Service Manual

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SAFETY INFORMATION
6.7 Lighting for Operating Area
The user, in accordance with his responsibility to survey the environment and operating conditions, shall determine if
the carrier requires lights and, if so, shall equip the carrier with appropriate lights.
6.8 Control of Noxious Gases and Fumes
When equipment powered by internal combustion engines is used in enclosed areas, the atmosphere shall be main-
tained within limits specified in the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists publication,:Threshold
Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Workroom Environment.” This may be accomplished
by ventilation maintenance of emission control equipment recommended or provided by the manufacturer of the equip-
ment.
6.9 Warning Device(s)
6.9.1
The user shall make periodic inspections of the carrier to be certain that the sound-producing and/or visual
device(s) if so equipped are maintained in good operating condition.
6.9.2
The user shall determine if operating conditions require the carrier to be equipped with additional sound-pro-
ducing or visual devices or both and be responsible for providing and maintaining such devices, in accordance with the
manufacturer’s recommendations.
6.10 Safety Interlocks
The user shall make periodic inspections of the carrier to be certain that the safety interlock system, if so equipped,
is operating properly.
7 OPERATING SAFETY RULES AND PRACTICES
7.1 Personnel and Burden Carrier Operator Qualifications
Only persons whoa are trained in the proper operation of the carrier shall be authorized to operate the carrier. Oper-
ators shall be qualified as to visual, auditory, physical, and mental ability to safely operate the equipment according to
Section 7, all other applicable parts of this Standard and the operators’ manual.
7.2 Personnel and Burden Carrier Operators’ Training
7.2.1
The user shall conduct an operators’ training program.
7.2.2
Successful completion of the operators’ training program by the operator shall be required before operation of
the carrier. The program shall be presented in its entirely to all-new operators and not condensed for those claiming
previous experience.
7.2.3
The user shall include as a minimum in the operators’ training program the following.
a) Instructional material provided by the manufacturer including the operators; manual;
b) Emphasis on safety of passengers, material loads, carrier operator, and other person(s);
c) General safety rules contained within this Standard and the additional specific rules determined by the user in
accordance with this Standard, and why they were formulated;
d) Introduction of equipment, control locations of the environment which could affect carrier operation;
e) Operator competency evaluations.
7.3 Personnel and Burden Carrier Operator Responsibility
7.3.1 General Operator Responsibility