The potential for an accident increases when
the aerial platform is operated by personnel
who are not trained and authorised. Death or
s e r i o u s i n j u r y c a n r e s u l t f r o m s u c h
accidents.
Read and understand the information in this
manual and on the placards and decals on
the machine before operating the EPV on the
job site.
■
Maintenance
Ev ery per son who main tains, in spects, tests, or re -
pairs these ma chines, and ev ery per son su per vis -
ing any of these func tions, must be prop erly trained
and qual i fied to do so.
This Op er a tors Man ual pro vides a Pre-Op er a tional
In spec tion pro ce dure that will help you keep your
EPV in good op er at ing con di tion.
Do not per form other main te nance un less you are a
trained me chanic, qual i fied to work on the EPV.
Call qual i fied main te nance per son nel if you find
prob lems or mal func tions.
Do not
mod
ify this ma
chine with
out writ
ten
ap proval from the En gi neer ing De part ment of
Snor kel. Mod i fi ca tion may void the war ranty,
ad versely af fect sta bil ity, or af fect the op er a tional
char ac ter is tics of the EPV.
■
Responsibilities of parties
It is im per a tive that all own ers and us ers of
the EPV read, un der stand, and con form to all
ap pli ca ble reg u la tions.
Ul ti mate com pli ance to OSHA reg u la tions is the re -
spon si bil ity of the user and their em ployer.
ANSI Stan dard A92.2 and AUSTRALIAN / NZ
STANDARD 2550-10 clearly iden
ti
fies
re
quire
ments of all par
ties who might be
in volved with Boom-Sup ported El e vat ing
Work Plat forms.
Note - Standards
It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure that
the person operating the EPV is provided with all
the relevant information relating to standards,
codes of practice, and local body regulations
applicable in their region.
■
In summary
●
Only trained and authorised operators should
be permitted to operate the equipment.
●
All manufacturers operating instructions and
safety rules and all employers safety rules
and all OSHA and other government safety
rules should be strictly adhered to.
●
Repairs and adjustments should be made
only by qualified and trained maintenance
personnel.
●
No modification should be made to the
equipment without prior written consent of
the Snorkel Engineering Department.
●
Make a pre-start inspection of the EPV at the
beginning of each shift. A malfunctioning
machine must not be used.
●
Make an inspection of the work place to
locate possible hazards before operating the
EPV.
■
Product Warranty
For full terms of your war ranty pol icy re fer to the
Re pair Parts man ual, or check with your Snor kel
dis trib u tor, or check the Snor kel website.
■
Additional information
For ad di tional in for ma tion, con tact your lo cal
dealer or Snor kel at:
Snor kel New Zea land
PO Box 1041
Levin 5510
New Zea land
page - iii
Rev A
EPV16 – 13642-1
Introduction
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
WARNING
