JLG X20JPLUS - Use of the Elevating Work Platform (MEWP)

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BoomLiftModels X20JPLUS
USINGTHEMACHINE
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11.4.USEOFTHEELEVATINGWORKPLATFORM(MEWP)
•Failuretocomplywithevenonesafetyprovisionmaycauseinjury/damageto
theoperatorsand/orthemachine.
•Keepafirstaidboxandafireextinguisherneartheworkarea.Thesemustbe
usedincompliancewiththeregulationsinforce.
•Donotremainwithintheplatformoper
atingrange.Theareabelowmustbe
cordonedoff;itisprohibitedtothrowobjectsfromortowardsthebasket.
•WeartightclothinganduseallthePPEconsiderednecessarybasedontherisk
analysisofeachindividualsite(shoes,hardhats,glovesandsafetybelts).
•Whentheworkneedstobeperformedbytwoormorepersons,beforestarting
alwa
ysagreeonthecorrectproceduretofollow.Alwaysinformyourfellowwor‐
kersbeforestartingtheprocedure.
• Atlowtemperaturesstartthemotorandletitrunforafewminutes,sothat
thehydraulicoilcirculatesandreachesatleast20°Cbeforeoperatingth
epla‐
tform.
•Whenclimbingintothebasket,fastenthesafetyharnessesimmediatelytothe
appropriatefixingpointsbeforecarryingoutanyoperations.Rememberthatthe
safetyharnessesmustbecheckedandTESTEDPERIODICALLY
Intheexplanationscontainedinthefollowingparagraph s,itisassumedthat
the operator has alreadyreadand unde
rstood the contents ofthe previous
sectionsofthismanual.Therefore,warningsandphotoswhicharealready
providedinothersectionsofthisdocumentwillberepeatedonlywhenabso‐
lutelynecessary.
Theelevatingworkplatformsaresuitableforoverheadjobsthatareperfor‐
medbyanoperatorfrominsidethebasket.Theplatformmu
stbeusedexclu‐
sivelybyskilledpersonnelwhoareawareofthepositionandfunctionsofall
controls,instruments,indicators,warninglightsandthemeaningofthesti‐
ckersandindicationsonthemachine.Theoperatormusthaveunderstoodthe
platformoperatingproceduresbeforeusingit.Correctuseoftheplatformre‐
quires,aswellasthepres
enceoftheoperator(oroperators)inthebasket,also
thepresenceofanexpertoperatoronthegroundwhohastosupervisework
andbereadytointerveneincaseofdangeroussituationsandforanyemer‐
gencyoperations.Thisimpliesthatthepersonnelonthegrou
ndmustbesu‐
itablytrainedregardingthefunctionsofthecontrolsandtheproceduresfor
useandthattheyhavereadthemanual.