SECTION 2 - USER RESPONSIBILITIES, MACHINE PREPARATION, AND INSPECTION
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SECTION 2. USER RESPONSIBILITIES, MACHINE PREPARATION, AND INSPECTION
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PERSONNEL TRAINING
The aerial platform is a personnel handling device; so it is neces-
sary that it be operated and maintained only by trained person-
nel.
Persons under the influence of drugs or alcohol or who are sub-
ject to seizures, dizziness or loss of physical control must not
operate this machine.
Operator Training
Operator training must cover:
1.
Use and limitations of the controls in the platform and at the
ground, emergency controls and safety systems.
2.
Control labels, instructions, and warnings on the machine.
3.
Rules of the employer and government regulations.
4.
Use of approved fall protection device.
5.
Enough knowledge of the mechanical operation of the
machine to recognize a malfunction or potential malfunc-
tion.
6.
The safest means to operate the machine where overhead
obstructions, other moving equipment, and obstacles,
depressions, holes, drop-offs.
7.
Means to avoid the hazards of unprotected electrical con-
ductors.
8.
Specific job requirements or machine application.
Training Supervision
Training must be done under the supervision of a qualified per-
son in an open area free of obstructions until the trainee has
developed the ability to safely control and operate the machine.
Operator Responsibility
The operator must be instructed that he/she has the responsibil-
ity and authority to shut down the machine in case of a malfunc-
tion or other unsafe condition of either the machine or the job
site.
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