MHP15/44HD – 12885A
Rev F
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Electrical Hazard
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Electrical Hazard Warning
THE MHP15/44HD AERIAL WORK PLATFORM, IN STANDARD
CONFIGURATION, IS NOT ELECTRICALLY INSULATED.
If the plat form, booms, or any other con duc tive part of a MHP15/44HD con tacts a high-volt age elec tri cal
con duc tor, the re sult can be
SERIOUS INJURY
or
DEATH
for per sons on or near the ma chine.
GO NO CLOSER THAN THE MINIMUM SAFE APPROACH DISTANCES
(M.S.A.D) - AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 1. AND FIGURE 3.,
ON THE NEXT PAGE.
Be sure to al low for sag and sway in the wires and the work plat form.
If a MHP15/44HD co mes in con tact with a live elec tri cal con duc tor, the en tire ma chine can be charged.
If that hap pens, you should re main on the ma chine and not con tact any other struc ture or ob ject within
reach. That in cludes the ground, ad ja cent build ings, poles, and any ob ject not a part of the MHP15/44HD.
Such con tact could make your body a con duc tor to the other ob ject cre at ing an elec tri cal shock haz ard re -
sult ing in
SERIOUS INJURY
or
DEATH
.
DO NOT
at tempt to en ter or leave the MHP15/44HD un til you are sure the elec tric ity has been turned off.
If a MHP15/44HD is in con tact with a live con duc tor, the plat form op er a tor
MUST
warn oth ers on the
ground in the vi cin ity of the MHP15/44HD to
STAY AWAY
from the ma chine, since their bod ies can also
form a path for elec
tric
ity to ground thus cre
at
ing an elec
tri
cal shock haz
ard with pos
si
ble
ELECTROCUTION
and
DEATH
.
DO NOT
at tempt to op er ate the MHP15/44HD ground con trols when the plat form, booms, or any other
con duct ing part of a MHP15/44HD is in con tact with elec tri cal wires or if there is an im me di ate dan ger of
such con tact.
Re gard all con duc tors as en er gized.
Per son nel work ing on or near a MHP15/44HD must be con tin u ously aware of elec tri cal haz ards, rec og niz -
ing that
SERIOUS INJURY
or
DEATH
can re sult if con tact with an elec tri cal wire does oc cur.
DANGER