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December 2007
SJ 86T
Safety Rules
Section 1 - About Your Aerial Platform
Safety Precautions (Continued)
Know and understand the safety precautions before going on to next section.
Fall Protection
WARNING
Failure to wear personal fall protection
equipment may result in death or
serious injury.
Skyjack recommends the use of a fall restraint
system to keep an occupant within the confines
of the platform, and thus not expose the occupant
to any fall hazard requiring a fall arrest.
All personal fall protection equipment must comply
with applicable governmental regulations and must
be inspected and used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s recommendations.
All personal fall protection equipment must be
attached only to approved anchorage points within
the platform of the MEWP.
WARNING
Entering and exiting the MEWP should
only be done using the three points of
contact.
• Use only equipped access openings.
• Enter and exit only when the MEWP is
in the fully retracted position.
•
Do use three points of contact to enter and exit
the platform. Enter and exit the platform from the
ground only. Face the MEWP when entering or
exiting the platform.
•
Three points of contact means that two hands
and one foot or
one hand and two feet are in
contact with the MEWP or the ground at all times
during entering and exiting.
WARNING
An operator should not use any MEWP that:
• does not appear to be working properly.
• has been damaged or appears to have worn
or missing parts.
•
has alterations or modifications not approved
by the manufacturer.
• has safety devices which have been altered
or disabled.
• has been tagged or locked out for non-use or
repair.
Failure to avoid these hazards could result in death
or serious injury.
Jobsite Inspection
•
Do not use in hazardous locations.
•
Perform a thorough jobsite inspection prior to
operating the MEWP, to identify potential hazards
in your work area.
•
Be aware of moving equipment in the area. Take
appropriate actions to avoid collision.
