Electrocution Hazards - Genie S-40 Operator's Manual

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 storms or
lightning.
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 S-40 & Genie S-45
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Tip-over Hazards
Occupant, equipment and materials 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.
Do not use the platform controls to free a platform
that is caught, snagged or otherwise prevented
from normal motion by an adjacent structure. All
personnel must be removed from the platform
before attempting to free the platform using the
ground controls.
500 lbs 227 kg
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Part No. 43645