Emergency lowering valve location on a scissor lift
Use the machine's labeled emergency lowering control only as trained or in an actual rescue. Coordinate with the person in the platform, keep body parts inside the rails, lower slowly, and keep everyone clear.
The lift controls died while I was elevated. We used the labeled emergency lowering control to get down safely. The machine is still dead. Do you want it tagged out and the rental company called?
Watch out
Do not climb the scissor arms, jump to structure, pull random cables, or let someone lower the platform without communicating with the person in the basket unless it is an emergency.
Check
Stay in the platform unless there is a bigger immediate danger
do not climb down the scissor stack.
Have a trained ground person find the labeled emergency lowering handle/cable/valve on the base or hydraulic compartment.
Communicate before lowering
hands, feet, tools, and material stay inside the rails.
Lower slowly and watch for pipes, beams, sprinklers, lights, duct, and people below.
After lowering, hold/tag the lift and report the dead controls/battery/fault.
Steps
Stay in the platform unless there is a bigger immediate danger
do not climb down the scissor stack.
Have a trained ground person find the labeled emergency lowering handle/cable/valve on the base or hydraulic compartment.
Communicate before lowering
hands, feet, tools, and material stay inside the rails.
Lower slowly and watch for pipes, beams, sprinklers, lights, duct, and people below.
After lowering, hold/tag the lift and report the dead controls/battery/fault.
Say this to your foreman
The lift controls died while I was elevated. We used the labeled emergency lowering control to get down safely. The machine is still dead. Do you want it tagged out and the rental company called?