Operator's Manual | Second Edition • Ninth Printing |
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SAFETY RULES
Electrocution Hazards
This machine is not electrically insulated and will not provide protection from contact with or proximity to electrical current.
Maintain safe distances from electrical power lines and apparatus in accordance with applicable governmental regulations and the following chart.
Voltage | Minimum Safe | |
Phase to Phase | Approach Distance | |
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0 to 300V | Avoid Contact | |
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300V to 50KV | 10 | 3.05 |
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50KV to 200KV | 15 | 4.60 |
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200KV to 350KV | 20 | 6.10 |
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350KV to 500KV | 25 | 7.62 |
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500KV to 750KV | 35 | 10.67 |
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750KV to 1000KV | 45 | 13.72 |
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Allow for platform movement, electrical line sway or sag and beware of strong or gusty winds.
Keep away from the machine if it contacts energized power lines. Personnel on the ground or in the platform must not touch or operate the machine until energized power lines are shut off.
Do not operate the machine during lightning or storms.
Do not use the machine as a ground for welding.
Tip-over Hazards
Occupants and equipment shall not exceed the maximum platform capacity.
Maximum platform capacity | 500 lbs | 227 kg |
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Maximum occupants |
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Do not raise or extend the boom unless the machine is on a firm, level surface.
Do not depend on the tilt alarm as a level indicator. The tilt alarm sounds in the platform only when the machine is on a severe slope.
If the tilt alarm sounds:
Do not extend, rotate or raise the boom above horizontal. Move the machine to a firm, level surface before raising the platform. If the tilt alarm sounds when the platform is raised, use extreme caution to retract the boom and lower the platform. Do not rotate the boom while lowering. Move the machine to a firm, level surface before raising the platform.
2 | Genie | Part No.43654 |
