User's Manual

Bridges NIC 42 User Guide 2 FCC and Government Guidelines

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• Handlematerialcarefully.Lift andcarryproperly.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• AlwayswearPersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE),inaccordancewithOSHAandANSI

standards.

• Weareyeprotectionandelectricallyinsulatedgloves.Testglovesinaccordancewith

ANSIstandardsbeforeuse.Donotuseglovesthatdonotpassappropriatetest

procedures.

• Wearprotectiveclothingsuchaslongsleeveshirtsandlongpant

smadeofflameresistant

materials.

• Removealljewelry.

• Donotpassanyobjectstoorfromotherpersonsnotprotectedbyinsulatingplatformsor

tested,electricallyinsulatedgloves.

Fall Protection

Whenperformingworkatanyelevation:

• Alwaysuseafallprotectionsystem,inaccordancewithOSHAstandards,whenever

performingworkatanyelevation.

• Neveruseconductors,guywires,pins,orcross‐armbraces,etc.tosupportyourweight.

• Wheneverusingaerialliftdevicessuchashoists,man‐lifts,vehicle‐mountedwo

platformsandoverheadlifts,readandfollowthemanufacturerʹsguidelinesforsafeand

properoperation.

• Useladdersandscaﬀoldingonlyinaccordancewiththemanufacturerʹsguidelines

and/oraccordingtoOSHAstandards.

• Onlyuseladdersmadeofnon‐metallic,non‐conductivematerial.Theyshouldbethe

propersizean

dtypefortheworkintended.Inspectladdersforwearandbreakage.

Removeanyoil,grease,orotherslipperymaterials.

• Donotsettheladderattoosteeportooshallowofanangle.Aruleofthumbistostand

erectwithyourtoesagainstthebottomrailsoftheladder,withyourarmsextended

stra

ightout.Ifyoucansetyourpalmsontopoftherungthatisateyelevel,theladder

shouldbeattheproperangle.Ifaladderanglelabelisprovided,followits

recommendations.

• Iftheladderistoremaininplaceforanex

tendedperiod,secureitatthetop.Thesupport

pointatthetopoftheladdershouldbeatleast24inches(60centimeters)wideto

maintainsupportintheeventofsidewaysmovement.Forjobsofshortduration,havea

fellowworkersupporttheladderatthebase.

• Ev

aluatealltaskstobeperformedfromaladderforpotentialfallhazards,suchas

complextasksorsituationsthatrequireleaningfromthesideoftheladder.

• Theuseofscaffoldingoraworkplatformshouldbeconsideredasanalternativesolution

insuchcases.