Genie GTH-644, GTH-844, GTH-842 manual USE Seat Belt, Practice Safe Maintenance, Boom Safety

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GENERAL SAFETY

GENERAL SAFETY PROCEDURES

CAUTION

USE SEAT BELT

Always wear the seat belt while operating the machine to reduce the risk of personal injury.

CAUTION

PRACTICE SAFE MAINTENANCE

Unauthorized modifications to the machine may impair the safety, machine function and/or affect machine life.

ALWAYS use a safety support or brace when working on, under, or around the machine or forks.

DO NOT adjust or lubricate the machine while it is in motion.

SHUT OFF the engine and LOCKOUT the ignition while working on the machine unless maintenance instructions require the engine to be running.

REPLACE all the shields and guards after servicing.

NEVER use the machine as a platform for lifting personnel.

CAUTION

BOOM SAFETY

DO NOT enter the DANGER AREA under or around the boom when the forks are off the ground or while the engine is running. (See diagram at right for DANGER AREA).

Serious personal injury could result if the boom should unexpectedly drop.

Before ANY work is performed in the DANGERAREA

 

the boom must be COMPLETELY lowered and the forks

 

must be resting on the ground.

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DANGER

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Operator’s Manual Table of Contents Section Rough Terrain Fork Lift Safety Table of Contents Rough Terrain Fork Lift Safety IntroductionStandards and Symbols StandardsSafety Training and KnowledgeOperators Responsibilities Managements Responsibilities Maintenance and Repair Operation Safety Rough Terrain Fork Lift Safety Rough Terrain Fork Lift Safety Rough Terrain Fork Lift Safety Section General Safety General Safety General Safety Procedures Safety Alert SymbolOperator Accident PreventionRefueling Welding PrecautionsHand Holds and Steps Fluids Under Pressure Hydraulic SafetyService Tires Safely USE Seat Belt Practice Safe MaintenanceBoom Safety Avoid Electrical Power Lines Jump Starting Jump StartingProper Load Chart USE Letter Visible 8000 lbs General Safety Section Controls and Instruments Controls and Instruments Controls and Instruments Operators CompartmentJoystick Control Functions Joystick Control Functions Button Pushed Service Brakes LOW Service Brake Pressure LightParking Brake Frame Sway Control Gauges Hydraulic Pump Destroke ButtonSteering TransmissionFront Axle Differential Lock Controls and Instruments Section Operation Operation Operation and Safety Guidelines OperationBefore Starting the Engine Starting the Engine Operation Before Operating the Forklift Operation Operation Operation Transporting a Load Operation Placing a Load Operation GTH-644, GTH-842, GTH-844 Operation Section Maintenance Procedures Maintenance Procedures General Safety Practices Before ServicingFluid Under Pressure Daily Maintenance ScheduledmaintenanceCheck Hydraulic OIL Level Section Material Safety Data Material Safety Data Material Safety Data Material Safety Data Sheets MsdsCalifornia Proposition 65 Warnings California