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STANDARD LADDER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Chief industries, Inc.

Manual P/N 361043

Properly handle, transport and/or store the Product or any component part
thereof;

Properly select and prepare a site that is adequate for the installation and/or
operation of the Product or any component part thereof;

Properly design and construct a foundation that is adequate for the
installation and/or operation of the Product or any component part thereof;

Properly set up, erect, construct or install the Product and/or any component
part thereof; and/or

Properly operate, use, service and/or maintain the Product and each
component part thereof.

Resolution of Warranty Claims

: In the event any nonconforming condition is discovered

within the Warranty Period and Chief is notified of a warranty claim as required by Section 4
prior to the end of the applicable Notice Period set forth in Section 3 above, Chief shall, with
the full cooperation of the Reseller and the Original Owner, immediately undertake an
investigation of such claim. To the extent Chief shall determine, in its reasonable discretion,
that the warranty claim is covered by the foregoing Limited Product Warranty, the following
shall apply:
A.

Warranty Claims with Respect to Covered Non-Conforming Conditions Discovered
Within the First Three Hundred Sixty-Five (365) Days and Reported to Chief Within
Thirty (30) Days of Discovery:

In the case of a warranty claim which relates to a covered

non-conforming condition that is discovered during the first three hundred sixty five (365)
days of the Warranty Period and is reported to Chief as required by Section 4 within thirty
(30) days of discovery as required by Section 3, Chief will, as Chief’s sole and exclusive
obligation to the Reseller and the Original Owner, and as their sole and exclusive remedy,
work in cooperation with the Reseller and the Original Owner to correct such non-
conforming condition, and in connection therewith, Chief will ship any required
replacement parts to the “ship to address” set forth in the Accepted Purchase Order FOB
Chief’s facilities in Kearney, Nebraska, and will either provide the labor or reimburse the
Reseller or the Original Owner, as may be appropriate in the circumstances, for any out of
pocket expense the Original Owner may reasonably and necessarily incur for the labor
that is required to correct such non-conforming condition, provided that if work is to be
performed by the Reseller or a third party contractor, Chief may require at least two
competitive bids to perform the labor required to repair or correct the defect and
reserves the right to reject all bids and obtain additional bids. Upon acceptance of a bid by
Chief, Chief will authorize the necessary repairs.

All Other Warranty Claims:

Except as is otherwise provided in subsection 6A above, in the

case of all other warranty claims which relate to covered non-conforming conditions that
are discovered during the Warranty Period and are reported to Chief as required by
Section 4 within thirty (30) days following discovery, Chief will, as Chief’s sole and
exclusive obligation to the Reseller and the Original Owner, and as the Reseller’s and the
Original Owner’s sole and exclusive remedy, ship any required replacement parts to the
Original Owner at the “ship to address” specified in the Accepted Purchase Order FOB
Chief’s facilities in Kearney, Nebraska; and

in such event, Chief shall have no