Miller Nitro 7380 - Mounting and Dismounting; Working at Heights

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Electricalstormsafety
Donotoperatemachineduringanelectricalstorm.
Ifyouareonthegroundduringanelectricalstorm,stay
awayfrommachineryandequipment.Seekshelterina
permanent,protectedstructure.
Ifanelectricalstormshouldstrikeduringoperation,re-
maininthecab.Donotleavethecaboroperator’splat-
form.Donotmakecontactwiththegroundorobjects
outsidethemachine.
Mountinganddismounting
Mountanddismountthemachineonlyatdesignatedlo-
cationsthathavehandholds,steps,orladders.
Donotjumpoffthemachine.
Makesuresteps,ladders,andplatformsremainclean
andclearofdebrisandforeignsubstances.Injurymay
resultfromslipperysurfaces.
Facethemachinewhenmountinganddismounting.
Maintainathree-pointcontactwithsteps,ladders,and
handholds.
Nevermountordismountfromamovingmachine.
Donotusethesteeringwheelorothercontrolsoracces-
soriesashandholdswhenenteringorexitingthecabor
operator’splatform.
Workingatheights
Whenthenormaluseandmaintenanceofthemachine
requiresworkingatheights:
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Correctlyuseinstalledsteps,ladders,andrailings.
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Neveruseladders,steps,orrailingswhilethemachine
ismoving.
•
Donotstandonsurfaceswhicharenotdesignatedas
stepsorplatforms.
Donotusethemachineasalift,ladder,orplatformfor
workingatheights.
Spraying
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Besuretocleanandushallresidualchemicalsfrom
thesprayerbeforechangingtoanothertypeofchemi-
cal.Onsomemodels,itmaybenecessarytoremove
theendcapsfromthespraybarstothoroughlyushthe
boomplumbing.Insomecasesadecontaminationso-
lutionisrecommendedbythechemicalmanufacturer.
•
Alwaysfollowchemicalmanufacturerssafetyinstruc-
tionswhenmixingandapplyingherbicidesandchemi-
calstopreventseriousharmtopeopleortheenviron-
ment.
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ObserveallFederalandStateEPAregulationsandall
Local,StateandFederalcodesand/orlawsregarding
licensing,handling,storage,transportation,application
andwastedisposalofherbicidesorotherchemicals.
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