JLG E45A, Operators & Safety

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SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
3120883 – JLG Lift – 1-5
• CHECK TRAVEL PATH FOR PERSONS, HOLES,
BUMPS, DROP-OFFS, OBSTRUCTIONS, DEBRIS,
AND COVERINGS WHICH MAY CONCEAL HOLES
AND OTHER HAZARDS.
• TRAVEL IS PERMITTED ON GRADES NO GREATER
THAN THOSE INDICATED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER
PLATE.
• DO NOT DRIVE ON SIDESLOPES WHICH EXCEED 5°.
• DO NOT TRAVEL ON SOFT OR UNEVEN SURFACES,
AS TIPPING WILL OCCUR.
• DO NOT DRIVE MACHINE NEAR PITS, LOADING
DOCKS OR OTHER DROP-OFFS.
1.6 OPERATION
.
• READ YOUR MANUAL. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’VE
READ - THEN BEGIN OPERATIONS.
• PRIOR TO ENTERING AND EXITING PLATFORM AT
G R O U N D L E V E L , F U L LY LO W E R T H E B O O M .
EXTEND BOOM UNTIL END OF FLY BOOM CON-
TACTS GROUND. WITH BOOM LIFT IN THIS CONFIG-
U R A T I O N , E N T E R A N D / O R E X I T P L AT F O R M
THROUGH GATE OPENING.
• JLG RECOMMENDS ALL PERSONS IN THE PLAT-
FORM TO WEAR LANYARDS WITH AN APPROVED
FALL PROTECTION DEVICE. SECURE LANYARD TO
DESIGNATED LANYARD ATTACH POINT ON PLAT-
FORM. KEEP GATE CLOSED AT ALL TIMES.
• TO AVOID FALLING - USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
E N T E R I N G O R L E A V I N G P L AT F O R M A B O V E
GROUND. ENTER OR EXIT THRU GATE ONLY. PLAT-
FORM FLOOR MUST BE WITHIN 30CM (1 FOOT) OF
ADJACENT - SAFE AND SECURE - STRUCTURE.
ALLOW FOR PLATFORM VERTICAL MOVEMENT AS
WEIGHT IS TRANSFERRED TO OR FROM PLAT-
FORM.