Operation; Tipover And Falling Hazards - Snorkel S3970BE Operation Manual

1. Safety
Se cure all ac ces so ries, con tain ers, tools, and
other ma te ri als in the plat form to pre vent them from
ac ci den tally fall ing or be ing kicked off the platform.
Al ways look in the di rec tion of travel. Drive with
care and at speeds com pat i ble with the work-place
con di tions. Use cau tion when driv ing over rough
ground, on slopes, and when turning.
Do not en gage in any form of horse play or stunt
driv ing while op er at ing the S3970RT / S3370RT /
S2770RT.
Do not per mit rid ers on the ma chine any place other
than on the plat form.
Re move all loose ob jects stored in or on the ma -
chine, par tic u larly in the plat form. Re move all ob -
jects which do not be long in or on the machine.
Never steady the plat form by po si tion ing it against
an other plat form.
Do not op er ate an S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT
that is dam aged or not func tion ing prop erly. Do not
use the S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT un til the
ma chine has been re paired by a qual i fied main te -
nance person.
Do not op er ate a S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT
that does not have all its de cals and plac ards at -
tached and leg i ble.
Watch for by stand ers and never al low any one to be
un der, or to reach through, the ma chine and its
equip ment while op er at ing.
Use the rec om mended trans port de vice when
load ing the ma chine.
n Operation
ENSURE that you wear ap pro pri ate PPE while us -
ing the ma chine. The re quired PPE will vary de -
pend ing on the spe cific job. A risk and haz ard
anal y sis must be per formed by the operatorto un -
der stand what PPE will be re quired.
DO NOT op er ate the S3970RT / S3370RT /
S2770RT if you feel tired, sick, or if you are un der
the in flu ence of al co hol, pre scrip tion or il licit drugs.
If you en coun ter any sus pected mal func tion of the
ae rial plat form, or any haz ard or po ten tially un safe
con di tion re lat ing to ca pac ity, in tended use, or safe
op er a tion, cease op er a tion im me di ately and seek
as sis tance from management.
Use three (3) points of sup port when get ting on or
off the plat form (two (2) hands and one (1) foot or a
sim i lar set of points). Keep the plat form clean.
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Main tain a firm foot ing on the plat form floor. Op er -
ate the con trols slowly and de lib er ately to avoid
jerky and er ratic op er a tion. Al ways stop the con -
trols in neu tral be fore go ing in the op po site
direction.
Do not dis mount while the plat form is in mo tion or
jump off the ma chine.
Do not start un til all per son nel are clearly away
from the ma chine.
Never cover the floor grat ing or oth er wise ob struct
your view be low. Make sure the area be low the
plat form is free of per son nel be fore low er ing.
Ac cess and egress from the plat form is to be at -
tempted ONLY when the plat form is fully low ered.
DO NOT over load the plat form by lift ing ad di tional
equip ment from an el e vated plat form.
The S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT is not in -
tended for on-road use. The S3970RT / S3370RT /
S2770RT may be used on the road if ap pli ca ble
con trol mea sures are in place and lo cal reg u la tions
are ad hered to.
Op er a tor's of the S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT
MUST NOT push or pull ob jects with the plat form.
n Tipover and Falling Hazards
Op er ate the S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT only
on a firm, flat, level sur face ca pa ble of with stand ing
all load forces im posed by the S3970RT / S3370RT
/ S2770RT in all op er at ing con di tions.
The S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT can tip
over if it becomes unstable. Death or serious
injury can result from a tip-over accident. Do
not drive or position the S3970RT / S3370RT /
S2770RT platform for elevated use near any
drop-off, hole, slope, soft or uneven ground,
or other tip-over hazard.
Do not op er ate the S3970RT / S3370RT /
S2770RT from a po si tion on trucks, trail ers, rail way
cars, float ing ves sels, scaf folds, or sim i lar equip -
ment un less the ap pli ca tion is ap proved in writ ing
by Snorkel.
Care shall be taken to pre vent rope, elec tric cords,
and hoses, etc., from be com ing en tan gled in the
ae rial plat form. If the plat form or el e vat ing as sem -
bly be comes caught, snagged, or oth er wise pre -
vented from nor mal mo tion by an ad ja cent
struc ture or other ob sta cle such that con trol re ver -
sal does not free the plat form, re move all per son nel
from the plat form be fore at tempts are made to free
the platform using ground controls.
Rev A S3970RT, S3370RT & S2770RT – 13865-1
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