Snorkel EPV12J - Manual (Page 18)

All personnel on the platform should attach their fall
restraint lanyards to one of the lanyard anchor
points.
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Gravity gate
Figure 2.4 - Gravity Gate
The grav ity gate is the place in the plat form guard -
rail sys tem where you should en ter and leave the
plat form. Raise the gate and step un der it onto the
plat form. Once you have en tered the plat form and
at tached your fall re straint lan yard to an an chor
point, check to see that the grav ity gate has fallen
back into place.
❑ Guardrails
Figure 2.5 - Guardrails
The guard rails help pro tect you from fall ing off the
plat form. Be sure the guard rails are prop erly in -
stalled and that the grav ity gate or swing ing gate is
in place.
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Foot switch
Figure 2.6 - Foot Switch
The foot switch pre vents the plat form from mov ing
if some thing ac ci den tally pushes one of the plat -
form-moving con trols on the plat form con trol box.
Stepping on the foot switch is an ac tion that must
be per formed, at the same time as an other ac tion,
to make the plat form move.
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Bubble level
Figure 2.7 - Bubble Level
A bub ble level is lo cated on the side rail, be side the
out rig ger con trols. Watch the bub ble level while
you set the out rig gers. Lower the out rig gers, one at
a time, just enough to cen ter the bub ble in the cir cle
on top of the guage. When the bub ble is cen tered
the plat form is level and can be safely raised.
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2. Safety Devices