JLG 500RTS ANSI Operator Manual - Manual (Page 12)

SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1-4 – JLG Sizzor – 3120695
1.5 DRIVING
• WATCH FOR OBSTRUCTIONS AROUND MACHINE
AND OVERHEAD WHEN DRIVING.
• CHECK TRAVEL PATH FOR PERSONS, HOLES,
BUMPS, DROP-OFF, OBSTRUCTIONS, DEBRIS, AND
COVERINGS WHICH MAY CONCEAL HOLES AND
OTHER HAZARDS.
• DO NOT DRIVE WITH PLATFORM RAISED OR RAISE
PLATFORM WHILE ON A SLOPING, UNEVEN, OR
SOFT SURFACE.
• BEFORE DRIVING ON FLOORS, BRIDGES, TRUCKS
AND OTHER SURFACES, CHECK ALLOWABLE
CAPACITY OF SURFACES.
• DO NOT TRAVEL ON SOFT OR UNEVEN SURFACES,
AS TIPPING WILL OCCUR.
• WHEN DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED, SWITCH TO LOW
BEFORE STOPPING. TRAVEL GRADES IN LOW DRIVE
ONLY. THE HYDRAULIC MOTORS GENERATE MAXI-
MUM TORQUE WHEN THE JOYSTICK IS PLACED IN
THE SLOW DRIVE POSITION. MOTORS ALSO ACT AS
SERVICE BRAKES.
• DO NOT USE HIGH SPEED DRIVE IN RESTRICTED
OR CLOSE QUARTERS OR WHEN DR IVING IN
REVERSE.
• BE AWARE OF STOPPING DISTANCES WHEN TRAV-
ELING IN HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS.
• ALWAYS POST A LOOKOUT WHEN DRIVING IN
AREAS WHERE VISION IS OBSTRUCTED.
• KEEP NON-OPERATING PERSONNEL AT LEAST 6
FEET (1.8 M) AWAY FROM MACHINE DURING DRIV-
ING OPERATIONS.
1.6 OPERATION
• READ YOUR MANUAL, UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’VE
READ - THEN BEGIN OPERATIONS.
• DO NOT OPERATE ANY MACHINE ON WHICH DAN-
GER, WARNING, CAUTION OR INSTRUCTION PLAC-
ARDS OR DECALS ARE MISSING OR ILLEGIBLE.
• NEVER USE SCISSOR ARMS TO GAIN ACCESS TO
OR LEAVE PLATFORM.
• WHEN APPLICABLE BY REASON OF LOCAL REGULA-
TIONS OR JOBSITE/EMPLOYER SAFETY RULES, ALL
PERSONNEL IN THE PLATFORM SHALL AT ALL
T I M E S W E A R A P P R O V E D FA L L P R O T E C T I O N
DEVICES AND OTHER SAFETY GEAR AS REQUIRED.
• TO AVOID FALLING - USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
E N T E R I N G O R L E A V I N G P L AT F O R M A B O V E
GROUND. ENTER OR EXIT THRU GATE ONLY. PLAT-
FORM MUST BE WITHIN 1 FT (0.3 M) OF ADJACENT -
SAFE AND SECURE - STRUCTURE.