Manitowoc National Crane NBT40-1 Series User Manual

National Crane 3-29-2018 Control # 610-00 3-1
NBT40-1 SERIES OPERATOR MANUAL SAFETY INFORMATION
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SECTION 3
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS - AERIAL LIFT
SECTION CONTENTS
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Operator Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Operator Qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Operational Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Working Area Limiter (If Equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Aerial Lift Stability/Structural Strength . . . . . . . . 3-4
Work Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Wind Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Aerial Lift Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Boom Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Counterweight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Outrigger Lift Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Aerial Lift Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Electrocution Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Set-Up and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Electrocution Hazard Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Electrical Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Special Operating Conditions and Aerial Lift . . . . 3-10
Grounding the Aerial Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Environmental Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Service and Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Work Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Personnel Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Aerial Lift Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Job Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Parking and Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Shut-Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Transporting Aerial Lift. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Travel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Temperature Effects on Hydraulic Cylinders . . . 3-16
SAFETY MESSAGES
General
The importance of safe operation and maintenance cannot
be overemphasized. Carelessness or neglect on the part of
operators, job supervisors and planners, rigging personnel,
and job site workers can result in their death or injury and
costly damage to the aerial lift and property.
To alert personnel to hazardous operating practices and
maintenance procedures, safety messages are used
throughout the manual. Each safety message contains a
safety alert symbol and a signal word to identify the hazard’s
degree of seriousness, refer to Appendix A.
Safety Alert Symbol
This safety alert symbol means ATTENTION!
Become alert - your safety is involved! Obey all safety
messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible death
or injury.

Manitowoc National Crane NBT40-1 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Manitowoc
Model	National Crane NBT40-1 Series
Category	Construction Equipment
Language	English