JLG 45e Operator Manual - Manual (Page 9)

SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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MAINTAIN SAFE SIATANCE FROM ELECTRICAL
LINES AND APPARATUS.
• MAINTAIN SAFE CLEARANCE FROM ELECTRICAL
LINES AND APPARATUS. ALLOW FOR BOOM SWAY,
ROCK OR SAG AND ELECTRICAL LINE SWAYING. THE
MACHINE DOES NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM
CONTACT WITH OR PROXIMITY TO AN ELECTRI-
CALLY CHARGED CONDUCTOR.
• MAINTAIN A CLEARANCE OF AT LEAST 10 FEET (3 M)
BETWEEN ANY PART OF THE MACHINE OR ITS LOAD
AND ANY ELECTRICAL LINE OR APPARATUS CARRY-
ING UP TO 50,000 VOLTS. ONE FOOT ADDITIONAL
CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL
30,000 VOLTS OR LESS.
1.4 PRE-OPERATIONAL.
• READ YOUR MANUAL. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUVE
READ - THEN BEGIN OPERATIONS.
• ALLOW ONLY AUTHORIZED AND QUALIFIED PER-
SONNEL TO OPERATE MACHINE WHO HAVE DEM-
ONSTRATED THAT THEY UNDERSTAND SAFE AND
PROPER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE
UNIT.
• AN OPERATOR MUST NOT ACCEPT OPERATING
RESPONSIBILITIES UNTIL ADEQUATE TRAINING HAS
BEEN GIVEN BY QUALIFIED AND AUTHORIZED PER-
SONS.
• BEFORE OPERATION CHECK WORK AREA FOR
OVERHEAD ELECTRIC LINES, MACHINE TRAFFIC
SUCH AS BRIDGE CRANES, HIGHWAY, RAILWAY AND
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.
• PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID ALL KNOWN HAZARDS IN
THE WORK AREA MUST BE TAKEN BY THE OPERA-
TOR AND HIS SUPERVISOR BEFORE STARTING THE
WORK.
• DO NOT OPERATE THIS MACHINE UNLESS IT HAS
BEEN SERVICED AND MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO
T HE MA NUFA CT UR ER S SPEC IFI CAT IONS A ND
SCHEDULE.
• ENSURE DAILY INSPECTION AND FUNCTION CHECK
IS PERFORMED PRIOR TO PLACING MACHINE INTO
OPERATION.
• NEVER DISABLE OR MODIFY THE FOOTSWITCH OR
ANY OTHER SAFETY DEVICE. ANY MODIFICATION OF
THE MACHINE IS A SAFETY VIOLATION AND IS A VIO-
LATION OF OSHA RULES.
• DO NOT OPERATE MACHINE WHEN WIND CONDI-
TIONS EXCEED 30 MPH (48 KMH).
• NEVER OPERATE BOOM FUNCTIONS (TELE, SWING,
LIFT) WHEN MACHINE IS ON A TRUCK, OTHER VEHI-
CLE, OR ABOVE GROUND STRUCTURE.
• APPROVED HEAD GEAR MUST BE WORN WHEN
REQUIRED BY ALL OPERATING AND GROUND PER-
SONNEL.
• READ AND OBEY ALL DANGERS, WARNINGS, CAU-
T I O N S A N D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S O N
MACHINE AND IN THIS MANUAL.
• BE FAMILIAR WITH LOCATION AND OPERATION OF
GROUND STATION CONTROLS.
• ALWAYS USE THREE POINT CONTACT WITH THE
MACHINE. FACE THE MACHINE WHEN YOU ENTER
OR LEAVE. THREE POINT CONTACT MEANS THAT
TWO HANDS AND ONE FOOT OR ONE HAND AND
TWO FEET ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE MACHINE AT
ALL TIMES DURING MOUNT AND DISMOUNT.