SAFETY
1-16 / Mid-Mount Ascendant Aerial Tower
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1-10. Safe Operation
1-10.1 Operator Requirements
Figure 1-10: FAMA47 Warning Label
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Your aerial device must only be operated by someone who is trained and authorized. This operator must stay at the
primary control station any time there are people on the ladder or platform.
Never climb the ladder or operate in the aerial platform alone. Fall restraint harnesses and tethers are not designed
for self-rescue. If you fall while tethered, you may be suspended without the ability to climb back onto the device.
Being suspended for extended periods can cause injury or death. Prepare a plan that will ensure that personnel who
hang from safety harnesses and tethers are rescued immediately.
1-10.1a Primary Control Operator
Your primary aerial operator must be thoroughly trained, experienced and authorized by your department to perform
primary control operation. This is crucial so that the aerial can be moved out of danger immediately if there are
changes in factors such as:
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Heat
•
Flames
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Wind speed
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Icing conditions
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Wind and smoke direction
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Vehicle stability
1-10.1b Secondary Control Operator
Your apparatus may have secondary controls at the tip of the ladder or at the platform. These controls are only meant
to be used for final positioning and with an authorized operator at the primary controls. The primary operator must
be prepared to override the tip operator if unsafe conditions are encountered. Both operators should be in
communication with each other and with other personnel on the device at all times.
WARNING
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Operator Attention Required
Trained operator must remain at primary
controls any time there are personnel on the
device.
Do not operate this device using platform or
tip controls without a trained operator at the
primary controls at all times.
Be alert for changing conditions and be
prepared to remove device personnel from
danger.
Failure to comply may injure or kill.