Platform Safety EEC-0061 V1.1
Platform Safety
form in this section. The platform shall then be inspected at least once each day, before
use, by a designated person to identify conditions that could create a hazardous
operating condition. Any hazardous condition found shall be corrected before personnel
are lifted. Dated records of the platform inspections shall be kept with the crane and be
available for review.
At each new job site, prior to lifting people in the personnel platform, the platform
shall be proof tested to 125% of the platform’s rating. With the proof test load evenly
distributed in the platform, the platform shall be lifted and held in a raised position for
not less than five minutes. After the proof testing, the platform shall be inspected by a
qualified person. Any damage revealed by the inspection shall be corrected and
another proof test conducted. The most recent record of proof testing shall be
maintained at the job site.
Platform Installation
A. Position the truck and crane for use as outlined in the Owner’s Manual.
B. If the platform has been transported to the job site on the truck, attach the
loadline hook to the platform and set the platform on the ground at a radius that
will allow the platform to be pinned onto the boom or jib, whichever is to be used.
C. Remove loadline from boom sheave case, remove anti-two-block-downhaul
weight from loadline and stow loadline on the block provided on top of the main
boom section.
D. Attach anti-two-block override flag onto the anti-two-block switch.
E. If the platform is to be used on the jib tip, deploy the jib and extend the second jib
section if required. Consult load chart to verify that the basket and personnel
combined weights fall within the
allowable load rating of the crane.
F. Position the platform and pin the
platform bracket to the sheave head of
the boom or jib. Attach the two j-hooks
to the sheave case.
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