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Know the Hazards

Protect Yourself

3   Protect Yourself

DRIVE CAREFULLY

• Keep your hands on the controls and feet on the pedals.

  Keep your entire body in the operator area.  A foot or 

hand caught between the truck and a fixed object will 
be crushed or even cut off.

• Keep your truck under control at all times.  Drive at a 

speed that allows you to stop safely.  Be even more 
careful on slippery or uneven surfaces.  Do not drive 
over objects on the floor.

CHECK YOUR LOADS

Before you pivot a load, make certain it won't intrude or

poke into the operator area.  Do not handle long, wide or
unstable loads.  Check clearances before using traverse.

WEAR YOUR OPERATOR HARNESS

Falls from a platform can cause serious injury or even death.
• Use your operator harness and tether when elevated and
   working with an open side gate.  Read the warnings on

the harness.

• Check your harness and tether.  Replace them if they 

have ever been used to stop a fall, or if damaged or worn.

LOOK WHERE YOU'RE DRIVING

• If you run into things you can be injured.  You could 

fall from the truck or the load could shift and hit you.  
Make certain there is nothing in your path, on the floor
or sticking out of the racks.

• Always be alert to the area around you and watch where

you are driving.  You could be pinned or crushed by 
objects intruding or poking into the operator area. 

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AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS

Tipovers are very serious accidents, you can be crushed

or even killed.  The best way to prevent injury is to know
where you are at all times and follow the rules of safe
truck operation.  There is no sure way to avoid injury
during a tipover or a drop from a dock.

• Be careful if driving around docks or ramps.  Stay away

from the edge.  Watch where you're going.

• When traveling out of the aisle, keep the forks or load 

close to the ground.  Watch for overhead obstructions.
Perform all truck movements smoothly and at a speed 
that will give you time to react in an emergency.

• Turret Stockpickers should not be used on ramps or 

grades.  If you must drive on a grade, travel slowly and
don't turn.  If carrying a load, point the forks upgrade.
If unloaded, point the forks downgrade.

• An unloaded truck can also tip over.  Be just as careful

using an unloaded truck as you are using a loaded one.

USE YOUR TRUCK SAFELY

• Keep hands and feet away from all moving parts such 

as masts or wheels.  Don't sit or stand on the side gates.

• Never stand on or under the forks, or allow anyone else

to stand on or under them.  Never allow passengers on
the truck.  There is no safe place for them.

• Before you leave your truck:

• Come to a complete stop.
• Lower the forks to the floor.
• Shut the truck off with the key or power disconnect.
• Apply the parking brake.

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Stay clear of all
moving parts.

Moving parts can
cut or crush hands,
feet, arms or legs.

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