Safety Devices; Driving; General Recommendations - Haulotte COMPACT 8 Operating And Maintenance Instructions Manual

Photo 11
Caution!
These machines are not
isolated and must not be put
into service near power lines.
4.4 -

DRIVING

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Operating and maintenance instructions - COMPACT 8, 8W, 10N, 10, 12

4.3.2.6 -Safety devices

• Verify the operation of the top and bottom emergency stop switches (see
Photo 11 and Photo 13).
• Verify the operation of the tilt indicator (see Photo 12) with the platform
raised, by operating the latter (with the red emergency stop switch unlocked,
the buzzer must sound when the machine's limit angle is reached).
• Verify that the limit switches are free from any foreign body.
• Verify the visual and audible alarms.
Photo 12
Caution!
If the machine has a 220 volt power point/plug, it is essential for the
extension cable to be connected to a mains socket protected by a 30 mA
IMPORTANT: The machine must only be put into service once all the verification
operations have been finished.
After use, always put the fuse in the STOP position.

4.4.1 - General recommendations

• Verify before travelling or doing any work high up that there are no people,
obstacles, holes and slopes, and that the ground is flat, hard and firm and
above all capable of taking the weight of the wheels.
• Always keep a sufficient distance away from unstable edges or tilts.
• Make sure that there is no one in the immediate vicinity of the machine be-
fore carrying out a movement or travelling. Be particularly vigilant if the ex-
tension is out, as visibility is reduced.
REMINDER :It is forbidden to travel on the public highway.
• In order to move the machine, it is necessary not to be in overload. Otherwi-
se, the machine is immobilized.
• The travel manoeuvre can be carried out only from the control post situated
on the platform.
• It is impossible to do travelling and platform elevating simultaneously.
quick-trip circuit-breaker.
Photo 13