Electrical Hazard - Snorkel S3970BE Operation Manual

Electrical Hazard

n Electrical Hazard Warning
DANGER
S3970RT, S3370RT & S2770RT ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS ARE
NOT ELECTRICALLY INSULATED.
If the plat form, scis sors arm as sem bly, or any other con duc tive part of the machine con tacts a high-voltage
elec tri cal con duc tor, the re sult can be SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH for per sons on or near the ma chine.
GO NO CLOSER THAN THE MINIMUM SAFE APPROACH DISTANCES
(M.S.A.D) - SEE BELOW.
Be sure to al low for sag and sway in the wires and the work plat form.
If the ma chine co mes in con tact with a live elec tri cal con duc tor, the en tire ma chine can be charged.
If that hap pens, you should re main on the ma chine and not con tact any other struc ture or ob ject within
reach. That in cludes the ground, ad ja cent build ings, poles, and any ob ject not a part of the ma chine.
Such con tact could make your body a con duc tor to the other ob ject cre at ing an elec tri cal shock haz ard re -
sult ing in SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH.
DO NOT at tempt to en ter or leave the ma chine un til you are sure the elec tric ity has been turned off.
If the ma chine is in con tact with a live con duc tor, the plat form op er a tor MUST warn oth ers on the ground in
the vi cin ity of the ma chine to STAY AWAY from the ma chine, since their bod ies can also form a path for
elec tric ity to ground thus cre at ing an elec tri cal shock haz ard with pos si ble ELECTROCUTION and
DEATH.
DO NOT at tempt to op er ate the ma chine ground con trols when the plat form, scis sors arm as sem bly, or
any other con duct ing part of the ma chine is in con tact with elec tri cal wires or if there is an im me di ate dan -
ger of such con tact.
Re gard all con duc tors as energised.
Per son nel work ing on or near the ma chine must be con tin u ously aware of elec tri cal haz ards, rec og niz ing
that SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH can re sult if con tact with an elec tri cal wire does oc cur.
IMPORTANT - M.S.A.D.
It is the OPERATOR'S responsibilty to en sure M.S.A.D., (sub ject to lo cal reg u la tions and laws),
are known and ad hered to.
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