Snorkel MHP15J Operator's Manual page 5

The most im por tant chap ter in this man ual is
"Safety" chap ter 1. Take time, now, to study it
closely. The in for ma tion in chap ter 1, might save
your life or pre vent se ri ous in jury.
Signs
The fol low ing three con ven tions are used through -
out this man ual.
1. Danger sign
DANGER
means: Attention! Become alert! Your safety
is involved.
2. Caution sign
CAUTION
means one of two things: (1) an action, about
to be performed, is potentially hazardous
and might result in minor personal injury if
not done correctly, or (2) an action, about to
be performed, can harm the MHP15J if not
done correctly.
3. Note sign
NOTE
means: The information following is to assist you
in either the proper steps to take for an action or
as additional information concerning your present
situation, but does not indicate a dangerous
condition to either you or the MHP15J unit.
Qualified operators
The MHP15J ae rial plat form has built in safety fea -
tures and has been fac tory tested for com pli ance
with Snor kel 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
care less op er a tors.
Training is vi tally im por tant and MUST be done 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 MHP15J.
Be fore op er a tion of the MHP15J 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 MHP15J you must be
AUTHORIZED by the per son in charge to do so.
MHP15J – 11995A
Operation rules
The fol low ing rules will help en sure the safety of
per son nel and help pre vent need less down time
be cause of dam aged equip ment.
1. Only TRAINED and AUTHORIZED operators
shall be permitted to operate the equipment.
2. All manufacturer's operating instructions and
safety rules and all employers' safety rules
and all OSHA and other government safety
rules must be strictly adhered to.
3. Repairs and adjustments shall be made only
by QUALIFIED TRAINED maintenance
personnel.
4. No modification shall be made to the
equipment without prior written consent of
the Snorkel Engineering Department.
5. You must make a pre-start inspection of the
MHP15J at the beginning of each shift. A
malfunctioning machine must not be used.
6. You must make an inspection of the work
place to locate possible hazards before
operating the MHP15J.
DANGER
DO NOT operate this equipment unless you
are TRAINED and AUTHORIZED and have
read and thoroughly understand all of the
information given in this Operator's Manual
and on all DANGER and CAUTION signs on
the machine. Misuse of this machine can
result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY.
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.
This Op er a tor's Man ual pro vides a daily in spec tion
pro ce dure that will help you keep your MHP15J 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, QUALIFIED to work on the MHP15J. Call
QUALIFIED 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 neering De part ment of Snor -
kel.
In for ma tion con tained in this man ual con cerns only
cur rent MHP15J's, and the right is re served to
make changes at any time with out ob li ga tion.
Introduction
page - iii