Platform Operating Instructions; A - Authorisation For Use; B - Lift Truck Suitability For Use; C - Precautions When Using The Platform - Manitou MT732ST38 Operating And Safety Instructions Manual

PLATFORM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

For lift trucks fitted with a PLATFORM

A - AUTHORISATION FOR USE

- Operation of the platform requires further authorisation in addition to that of the lift truck.

B - LIFT TRUCK SUITABILITY FOR USE

- MANITOU has ensured that this platform is suitable for use under the normal operating conditions defined in this operator's
manual, with a STATIC test coefficient OF 1,25 and a DYNAMIC test coefficient OF 1,1, as specified in harmonised standard
EN 280 for "mobile elevating work platforms".
- Before commissioning, the company manager must make sure that platform is appropriate for the work to be done, and
perform certain tests (in accordance with current legislation).

C - PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING THE PLATFORM

- Wear suitable clothing when using the platform, avoid loosely-fitting garments.
- Never operate the platform when hands or feet are wet or soiled with greasy substances.
- Remain alert at all times when using the platform. Do not listen to the radio or music using headphones or earphones.
- For increased comfort, adopt the correct position at the platform's operator station.
- The platform's guard rail exempts the operator from wearing a safety harness under normal operating conditions. As a
result, you are responsible for deciding whether to wear a safety harness.
- The control units must never in any event be used for any other than their intended purposes (e.g. climbing onto or down
from the lift truck, portmanteau, etc.).
- Safety helmets must be worn.
- The operator must always be in the normal operator's position. It is prohibited to have arms or legs, or generally any part
of the body, protruding from the basket.
- Ensure that any materials loaded onto the platform (pipes, cables, containers, etc.) cannot fall out. Do not pile these
materials to the point where it is necessary to step over them.

D - USING THE PLATFORM

- However experienced they may be, operators must acquaint themselves with the emplacement and operation of all
control instruments prior to operating the platform.
- Check before use that the platform has been correctly assembled and locked onto the lift truck.
- Check before operating the platform that the access gate has been properly locked.
- The platform should be operated in an area free of any obstructions or danger when it is lowered to the ground.
- The operator using the platform must be aided on the ground by a person with adequate training.
- You should stay within the limits set out in the platform load chart.
- The lateral stresses are limited pressure (see: 2 - DESCRIPTION: CHARACTERISTICS).
- It is strictly forbidden to hang a load from the platform or the lift truck jib without a specially designed attachment
(see: INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANDLING A LOAD: H - TAKING UP AND LAYING DOWN A SUSPENDED LOAD).
- The platform cannot be used as a crane or a lift for permanently transporting people or materials, nor as jacks or supports.
- The lift truck must not be moved with one (or more) person(s) in the platform.
- It is forbidden to transport people on the platform using the hydraulic controls in the lift truck's driver's cab (except in
case of rescue).
- The operator must not climb onto to off the platform when it is not on ground level (jib retracted and in the down position).
- The platform must not be fitted with attachments that increase the unit's wind load.
- Do not use ladders or improvised structures in the platform to gain extra height.
- Do not climb onto the sides of the platform to gain extra height.
- It is forbidden to use the platform on forks. The fork slots are only to, be used for storing the platform and not for lifting
people under any circumstances.

E - ENVIRONMENT

RATED VOLTAGE
50 < U < 1000
1000 < U < 30000
30000 < U < 45000
45000 < U < 63000
63000 < U < 90000
90000 < U < 150000
150000 < U < 225000
225000 < U < 400000
400000 < U < 750000
It is forbidden to use the platform close to electricity cables. Maintain the specified safe distances.
IMPORTANT
DISTANCE ABOVE GROUND OR FLOOR IN METRES
1 - 21
2,30 M
2,50 M
2,60 M
2,80 M
3,00 M
3,40 M
4,00 M
5,30 M
7,90 M