Manitou B-E2 Series, Operator'S Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS THE PLATFORM
For ORH lift trucks
Installation of the platform on the lift truck is only possible if the shields «operating the platform» of the lift truck and the platform are identical (see: 2
- DESCRIPTION: OPERATING THE PLATFORM).
A - DISPOSITION IN THE PLATFORM
- Wear clothes suited for operating the platform, avoid loose clothes.
- Never operate the platform when hands or feet are wet or soiled with greasy substances.
- It is highly recommended that a safety harness be worn and hooked onto the ring placed there for this purpose.
- The controls must not be used for any other than their intended purpose (e.g. getting in and out of the lift truck, coat hanger
etc.).
- Safety helmets must be worn.
B - OPERATING THE PLATFORM
- However experienced they may be, operators must acquaint themselves with the emplacement and operation of all control
instruments prior to operating the platform.
- Check before operating that the platform has been correctly assembled and locked onto the lift truck.
- Check before operating the platform that the access gate has been properly locked.
- The platform should be operated in an area free of any obstructions or danger when it is lowered to the ground.
- The operator using the platform must be aided on the ground by a person with adequate training.
- You should stay within the limits set out in the platform load chart.
- The lateral stresses are limited pressure (see: 2 - DESCRIPTION: CHARACTERISTICS).
- It is strictly forbidden to suspend a load from the platform or from the lift truck jib.
- The lift truck must not be moved with one (or more) person(s) in the platform.
- It is forbidden to transport people on the platform using the hydraulic controls in the lift truck’s driver’s cab (except in case of
rescue).
- The operator must not get in or out of the platform when it is not on ground level (jib retracted and in the down position).
- The platform must not be fitted with attachments that increase the unit’s wind load.
- Do not use ladders or improvised structures in the platform to gain extra height.
- Do not climb onto the sides of the platform to gain extra height.
- Remember to unlock the rear axle oscillation before moving the lift truck (as model of lift truck).
C - ENVIRONMENT
Operating the platform close to electricity cables is forbidden.
- In the event of wind speeds of between 45 and 90 km/h, the rear axle oscillation must be locked (as model of lift truck).
Operation of the platform is strictly forbidden in the event of wind speeds of over 90 km/h.