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GENERAL GUIDELINES

Traverse Lift/Transporter 8 Part No. 1150696

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

ƽ WARNING

SECTION 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES contains important information for the safe

operation and use of this product.

Operating the Lift

Checkallpartsforshippingdamagebeforeusing.Incaseofdamage,DONOTusethe

equipment.Contactthedealerorcustomerserviceforfurtherinstructions.

DONOTattemptanytransferwithoutapprovaloftheresident’sphysician,nurseor

medicalassistant.Thoroughlyreadtheinstructionsinthisowner’smanual,observea

trainedteamofexpertsperformtheliftingproceduresandthenperformtheentirelift

procedureseveraltimeswithpropersupervisionandacapableindividualactingasa

resident.

Usecommonsenseinalllifts.Specialcaremustbetakenwithpeoplewithdisabilities

whocannotfullycooperatewhilebeingtransferred.

AlthoughICCIrecommendsthattwoassistantsbeusedforallliftingandtransferring

procedures,ourequipmentwillpermitproperoperationbyoneassistant.Theuseofone

assistantisbasedontheevaluation ofthehealth careprofessionalforeachindividualcase.

DONOTexceedmaximumweightlimitationofthelift.Theweightlimitationforthelift

is350lbs.

ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.

Lifting/Transferring

ICCIrecommendstheuseofthesafetystrapandshoulderharnesswhenusingthebath

lift.Alwaysadjustthesafetystrapandshoulderharnessforsafetyandcomfortbefore

transport.

Duringtransfer,raisetheseatsotheresident’sfeetaresuspendedfromthefloor.DONOT

rollcasterbaseoverobjects

suchascarpet,raisedcarpetbindings,doorframes,orany

unevensurfacesorobstaclesthatwouldcreateanimbalanceoftheliftandcouldcause

thelifttotipover.

Locktherearcastersofthebathliftwhentransferringanindividualontotheseator

stretcher.Lockingtherearcasterswillstabilizetheliftandhelppreventitfromshifting

duringtransfer.