Genie Z-34/22 Operator's Manual page 4

Operator's Manual
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
Phase to Phase
0 to 300V
300V to 50KV
50KV to 200KV
200KV to 350KV
350KV to 500KV
500KV to 750KV
750KV to 1000KV
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.
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Minimum Safe
Approach Distance
Feet Meters
Avoid Contact
10 3.05
15 4.60
20 6.10
25 7.62
35 10.67
45 13.72
Genie Z-34/22 & Genie Z-34/22N
Second Edition • Ninth Printing
Tip-over Hazards
Occupants and equipment shall not exceed the
maximum platform capacity.
Maximum platform capacity
Maximum occupants
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.
500 lbs 227 kg
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Part No. 43654