GTZZ14EJ&16EJ Maintenance Manual
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© May 2023
2 MAINTENANCE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
2.1 GENERAL
This chapter covers safety precautions that must be tak-
en when servicing the mobile elevating work platform.
Before carrying out any repair work, the maintenance
personnel must carefully read and understand all warn-
ings and precautions, and follow the maintenance in-
structions in this manual to perform all necessary
maintenance on the mobile elevating work platform.
Without the written permission of Hunan
Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., it is
forbidden to alter or modify the machine.
2.2 INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE
MAINTENANCE
Requirements for Maintenance
Personnel
The maintenance personnel are responsible for main-
taining the machine and ensuring its safe use and nor-
mal operation. Before inspecting and maintaining this
machine, the maintenance personnel should read,
understand and comply with all applicable regulations
and requirements of employers, local authorities and
governments related to the application of this machine,
and read and fully understand this manual.
The maintenance personnel shall:
• obtain appropriate qualification or authorization
• be experienced professional technicians or
engineers
• be familiar with the machine being repaired and its
hazards
• receive appropriate training, including but not limited
to training on the use of special equipment
• be familiar with the safety precautions and related
operating procedures for maintaining this machine
NOTICE
• Only authorized personnel who have received ap-
propriate training and obtained qualifications can
repair this machine.
• People who have consumed alcohol or taken med-
icine, those who are overtired or depressed, and
those who are physically unwell are prohibited
from repairing the machine.
Precautions before Maintenance
Before inspecting and maintaining the machine as well
as during the process of maintenance, maintenance
personnel must be careful and take measures to avoid
dangerous situations. Those measures include, but are
not limited to, the following:
1. Choose an appropriate place for maintenance.
• Always park the machine on level, firm ground
for maintenance, and ensure that the mainte-
nance site is clean and unobstructed.
• If the machine uses the engine as the main
power source, ensure that the maintenance site
is open and well ventilated. The exhaust gases
from the engine contain chemicals that may
cause suffocation or poisoning, so forced venti-
lation measures must be taken if it is necessary
to start the engine in a restricted indoor area. A
hose can be connected to the exhaust pipe to
discharge the exhaust gases to the outside, and
the doors and windows shall be opened for air
circulation.
2. Choose appropriate safety protective devices.
• The maintenance personnel must find out vari-
ous potential hazards that may arise during the
inspection and maintenance work, and select
appropriate safety protective devices according
to the work type and work place conditions, such
as safety helmets, protective masks, protective
gloves, goggles, protective clothing, safety belts
and safety shoes.
• Before carrying out inspection and maintenance
work, check that the protective devices are not
damaged and are used correctly.
• Safety protective devices must be inspected
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