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Genie Z-45/25 DC & Genie Z-45/25J DC
Part No. 82595
Operator's Manual
Second Edition · First Printing
SAFETY RULES
Electrocution Hazards
This machine is not electrically insulated and will
not provide protection from contact with or
proximity to electrical current.
Maintain safe distances from electrical power lines
and apparatus in accordance with applicable
governmental regulations and the following chart.
Voltage
Minimum Safe
Phase to Phase
Approach Distance
Feet
Meters
0 to 300V
Avoid Contact
300V to 50KV
10
3.1
50KV to 200KV
15
4.6
200KV to 350KV
20
6.1
350KV to 500KV
25
7.6
500KV to 750KV
35
10.7
750KV to 1000KV
45
13.7
Allow for platform movement, electrical line sway or
sag and beware of strong or gusty winds.
Keep away from the machine if it contacts
energized power lines. Personnel on the ground or
in the platform must not touch or operate the
machine until energized power lines are shut off.
Do not use the machine as a ground for welding.
Do not operate the machine during lightning or
storms.
Tip-over Hazards
Occupants, equipment and materials shall not
exceed the maximum platform capacity.
Maximum platform capacity
500 lbs
227 kg
Maximum occupants
2
Do not raise or extend the boom unless the
machine is on a firm, level surface.
Do not depend on the tilt alarm as a level indicator.
The tilt alarm sounds in the platform only when the
machine is on a severe slope.
If the tilt alarm sounds:
Do not extend, rotate or raise the boom above
horizontal. Move the machine to a firm, level
surface before raising the platform. If the tilt alarm
sounds when the platform is raised, use extreme
caution to retract the boom and lower the platform.
Do not rotate the boom while lowering. Move the
machine to a firm, level surface before raising the
platform.
Do not use the platform controls to free a platform
that is caught, snagged or otherwise prevented
from normal motion by an adjacent structure. All
personnel must be removed from the platform
before attempting to free the platform using the
ground controls.
