JLG 45e Operator Manual - Manual (Page 15)

SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
3120860 – JLG Lift – 1-9
• KEEP OIL, MUD AND SLIPPERY SUBSTANCES
C L EA NE D F R OM F OO T W EA R A N D PL AT F OR M
FLOOR.
• NEVER ATTEMPT TO FREE A MACHINE STUCK IN
SOFT GROUND OR ASSIST A MACHINE UP A STEEP
HILL OR RAMP BY USING BOOM LIFT, TELESCOPE,
OR SWING FUNCTIONS.
LADDERS ARE FOR CLIMBING -- NOT BOOMS.
• NEVER WALK THE BOOM TO GAIN ACCESS TO OR
LEAVE PLATFORM.
• NEVER ATTACH WIRE, CABLE, OR ANY SIMILAR
ITEMS TO PLATFORM.
• DO NOT PLACE BOOM OR PLATFORM AGAINST ANY
STRUCTURE TO STEADY PLATFORM OR SUPPORT
STRUCTURES.
• DO NOT USE THE LIFT, SWING OR TELESCOPE
FUNCTIONS, FOR THE BOOM, TO MOVE EITHER THE
MACHINE OR OTHER OBJECTS.
• HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT
FULLY EXTENDED OR RETRACTED FOR ANY LENGTH
OF TIME. ALWAYS BUMP CONTROL IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTION SLIGHTLY WHEN FUNCTION BEING
USED REACHES END OF TRAVEL. THIS APPLIES TO
MACHINES IN OPERATION OR IN STOWED MODE.