Allow sufficient room and time to stop
movement to avoid contact with structures
or other hazards.
Keep ground per son nel from un der the plat form
when the plat form is raised.
Se cure all ac ces so ries, con tain ers, tools, and
other ma te ri als in the plat form to pre vent them from
ac ci den tally fall ing or be ing kicked off the plat form.
Al ways look in the di rec tion of travel. Drive with
care and at speeds com pat i ble with the work-place
con di tions. Use cau tion when driv ing over rough
ground, on slopes, and when turn ing.
Do not en gage in any form of “horse play” or “stunt
driv ing” while op er at ing the EPV16.
Do not per mit rid ers on the ma chine any place other
than on the plat form.
Re move all loose ob jects stored in or on the ma -
chine, par tic u larly in the plat form. Re move all ob -
jects which do not be long in or on the ma chine.
Never steady the plat form by po si tion ing it against
an other plat form.
Do not op er ate an EPV16 that is dam aged or not
func tion ing prop erly. Do not use the EPV un til the
ma chine has been re paired by a qual i fied main te -
nance per son.
Do not op er ate an EPV16 that does not have all its
de cals and plac ards at tached and leg i ble.
Watch for by stand ers and never al low any one to be
un der, or to reach through, the ma chine and its
equip ment while op er at ing.
Use the rec
om
mended trans
port de
vice when
load ing the ma chine.
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Operation
If you en coun ter any sus pected mal func tion of the
ae rial plat form, or any haz ard or po ten tially un safe
con di tion re lat ing to ca pac ity, in tended use, or safe
op er a tion, cease op er a tion im me di ately and seek
as sis tance from man age ment.
Use three points of sup port when get ting on or off
the plat form (two hands and one foot or a sim i lar set
of points). Keep the plat form clean.
Main tain a firm foot ing on the plat form floor. Op er -
ate the con trols slowly and de lib er ately to avoid
jerky and er ratic op er a tion. Al ways stop the con -
trols in neu tral be fore go ing in the op po site di rec -
tion.
Do not dis mount while the plat form is in mo tion or
jump off the ma chine.
Do not start until all personnel are clearly away
from the machine.
Never cover the floor grating or otherwise obstruct
your view below. Make sure the area below the
platform is free of personnel before lowering.
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Tipover and Falling Hazards
Op er ate the EPV only on a firm, flat, level sur face
ca pa ble of with stand ing all load forces im posed by
the EPV16 in all op er at ing con di tions.
The EPV can tip over if it becomes unstable.
Death or serious injury can result from a
tip-over accident. Do not drive or position
the EPV platform for elevated use near any
drop-ff, hole, slope, soft or uneven ground,
or other tip-over hazard.
Do not op
er
ate the EPV16 from a po
si
tion on
trucks, trail ers, rail way cars, float ing ves sels, scaf -
folds, or sim i lar equip ment un less the ap pli ca tion is
ap proved in writ ing by Snor kel.
Care shall be taken to prevent rope, electric cords,
and hoses, etc., from becoming entangled in the
aerial platform. If the platform or elevating
assembly becomes caught, snagged, or otherwise
prevented from normal motion by an adjacent
structure or other obstacle such that control
reversal does not free the platform, remove all
personnel from the platform before attempts are
made to free the platform using ground controls.
No per son shall ac cess or egress from the plat form
in the el e vated po si tion (ex cept in an emer gency)
un less the re quire ments of AS2550.10 have been
met.
For full re quire ments re fer di rectly to AS2550.10.
All plat form oc cu pants MUST wear and use safety
har ness. At tach safety harnesss to the plat form
lan yard an chor points.
Do not exceed the unrestricted platform capacity
as indicated on the capacity placard at the
entrance to the platform. Do not carry loads from
any point outside of the platform.
Make sure that all pro tec tive guards, cowl ings, and
doors are in place and se cure. Be sure the guard -
rail sys tem, in clud ing the gate, is in place and se -
cure.
Do not climb on the guardrails or use ladders,
planks, or other devices to extend or increase your
work position from the platform.
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