Operation; Maintenance; Responsibilities Of Parties - Snorkel S3970BE Operation Manual

Introduction
IMPORTANT
Denotes important information pertaining to
settings, capacities, conditions, which
could, if ignored lead to machine damage or
future hazardous situations.
It is also used to alert the reader to pay
careful attention to a particular passage of
text in the manual.
Notes
Notes are used to provide special information or
helpful hints to assist in aerial platform operation,
but do not indicate a hazardous situation.
n Operation
The S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT ae rial plat -
form has built in safety fea tures and has been fac -
t o r y t e s t e d f o r c o m p l i a n c e w i t h S n o r k e l
spec i fi ca tions and in dus try stan dards. How ever,
any per son nel lift ing de vice can be po ten tially dan -
ger ous in the hands of un trained or careless
operators.
Train ing is vi tally im por tant and must be per formed
un der the di rec tion of a QUALIFIED per son. You
must dis play pro fi ciency in knowl edge and ac tual
op er a tion of the ma chine be fore us ing it on a job
site.
Be fore op er a tion of the ma chine you must read and
un der stand the op er at ing in struc tions in this man -
ual as well as the de cals, warn ings, and in struc -
tions on the ma chine it self.
Be fore op er at ing the ma chine you must be
authorised by the per son in charge to do so and the
op er a tion of the ma chine must be within the scope
of the ma chine spec i fi ca tions.
WARNING
The potential for an accident increases when
the aerial platform is operated by personnel
who are not trained and authorised. Death or
serious injury can result from such
accidents.
Read and understand the information in this
manual and on the placards and decals on
the machine before operating the machine
on the job site.
n Maintenance
Ev ery per son who main tains, in spects, tests, or re -
pairs these ma chines, and ev ery per son su per vis -
ing any of these func tions, must be prop erly trained
and qual i fied to do so.
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This Op er a tors Man ual pro vides a daily in spec tion
pro ce dure that will help you keep your S3970RT /
S3370RT / S2770RT in good op er at ing con di tion.
Do not per form other main te nance un less you are a
trained me chanic, qual i fied to work on the
S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT. Call qual i fied
main te nance per son nel if you find prob lems or
mal func tions.
Do not mod ify this ma chine with out writ ten ap -
proval from the En gi neer ing De part ment of Snor -
kel. Mod i fi ca tion may void the war ranty, ad versely
af fect sta bil ity, or af fect the op er a tional char ac ter -
is tics of the S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT.
n Responsibilities of parties
It is imperative that all owners and users of the
S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT read, understand,
and conform to all applicable regulations. Ultimate
c o m p l i a n c e t o O S H A r e g u l a t i o n s i s t h e
responsibility of the user and their employer.
IMPORTANT
It is imperative that all owners and users of
the S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT read,
understand, and conform to all applicable
regulations.
Ultimate compliance to OSHA regulations is the
responsibility of the user and their employer.
IMPORTANT
ANSI Standard A92.6 clearly identifies
requirements of all parties who might be
involved with Self-Propelled Elevating Work
Platforms.
AUSTRALIAN / NZ STANDARD 2550-10 also
identifies the requirements of all parties who
might be involved with Boom-Supported
Elevating Work Platforms.
Note - Standards
It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure that
the person operating the S3970RT / S3370RT /
S2770RT is provided with all the relevant
information relating to standards and codes of
practice applicable in their region.
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In summary
Only trained and authorised operators should
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be permitted to operate the equipment.
All manufacturers operating instructions and
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safety rules and all employers safety rules
and all OSHA and other government safety
rules should be strictly adhered to.
Rev A S3970RT, S3370RT & S2770RT – 13865-1