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BoomLiftModels X20JPLUS
11.2.1.Summarytableofoperatorsafetystandards
Thesummarytableshownbelowliststhegeneralsafetystandardsthatmustbe
followedscrupulouslybytheoperatorbeforeusingtheplatform.Rememberthat
astickerwiththistablecanbefoundnearthecontrolspositionedonthebasket,
whereitiswellvisiblefromthecontrolposition.
•T
he elevating platform can only be used by specialised, previously trained
personnel.
•Alloperationsoftheextensiblestructuresmustbeperformedfromthecontrol
positioninthebasket.Thetravelandstabilisationoperationsmustbecarriedout
aftercheckingthatthereiscompletevisibility ofthe workarea.Beforest arting
op
eration,examinetheworkarea,takingnoteofoverhead powerlines,moving
machinery,suchasoverheadcranesandroad,railandbuildingequipment.
•TheinstructionscontainedintheUSERANDOPERATIONMANUALthatis
providedtogetherwiththemachinemustbefollowedscrupulously.
•Do not exceed the maximum allowed capacity indicated inthe US
ER AND
OPERATIONMANUALandonthebasket.
•Theoperator mustwearahard hatandasafetyharness appropriatelyatta‐
chedtotherelevant anchorage pointsonthebasket.Rememberthatthe safety
harnessesmustbecheckedperiodically.Theuseofharnessesiscomp ulsoryinac‐
cordancewithlocallegislationineachi
ndividualcountry.Incountrieswherethe
lawdoesnotrequiretheuseofsuchsafetysystems,theemployerand/oruseris
responsibleforchoosingthesystemtobeused.
•Beforestartingwork,the operatormustmakesurethatallthesafetydevices
areingoodworkingorder,andchecktheefficiencyofthemainmechanicalparts
aswel
lasthefuelandhydraulicoillevel.
• Neveroperateonsoft,rough,slimyground oronslopesthatexceedtheal‐
lowablegradient,inordertoensurethattheplatformiscompletelystable.Make
surethatthestabilisersrestonstableHORIZONTALsurfaces.
• Levelthemachineʹschassi
sperfectlyrespectingthemaximumallowablegra‐
dientindicatedintheUSERANDOPERATIONMANUALandvisibleonthespi‐
ritlevel.
•Before performing any movement, check that there are no obstacles in the
workareaandthatnopeopleareinthetrajectory.
•Itisprohibitedtocarryoutworkatadi
stanceoflessthan5metresfrompower
linesandelectricalequipment.
•Itisprohibitedtooperateinunfavourableatmosphericconditions.
•Itisprohibitedto anchorcables,ropesortheliketotheplatformandtouse
theplatformasaliftingdevice.