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WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PEOPLE

• Always look in direction of travel.

• Slow down. Yield or stop for pedestrians. Use your  

  horn when you come to a crosswalk or intersection.

• Be careful that you don't pin or crush someone.  

For example: Never drive your truck toward anyone  

  standing in front of a fixed object.

• Watch out for power unit swing.

• Never allow passengers on your truck.

• Keep others away from your truck while you're    

  working. Don't ever allow anyone on or under the  

  load or forks.

• Don't let anyone use your truck unless they are trained  

  and certified.

• Never lift anyone with the forks unless they are    

  using an approved platform. Even then use  

  extreme caution:

  • Use a securely attached and approved  

    safety platform.

  • Make certain lifting mechanism is operating  

    properly.

  • Have load backrest vertical (never tilt when  

    elevated).

  • Make certain truck is in neutral and brake is applied.

  • Lift and lower slowly.

  • Watch for overhead obstructions.

  • Be sure you can see and hear the person being   

    lifted.

  • Never transport anyone on the platform from one  

    location to another.

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AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS

• Stay with your truck. Don't jump from a moving or  

  falling sit-down, counterbalanced truck.

• Stay away from the edge of docks and ramps.

• Check that bridgeplates and dockboards are secure.   

  Be certain that either the trailer wheels are chocked  

  or the trailer is locked to the dock. Check capacities.   

  Be sure your truck, with load, isn't too heavy for    

  where you are driving.

• Make sure the load you are moving is stable. Spread  

  the forks as far as you can and center the load. Insert  

  forks as far under the load as you can. Be even more

  careful with long, tall, or wide loads. They can be  

  less stable.

• Use forward tilt only when you have the load in a  

  rack, over a stack or close to the floor. Use minimum  

  fork tilt to pick up or place a load. When lifting or  

  lowering outside a rack, keep the load backrest    

  vertical or tilted back slightly. 

• When moving loads on grades or ramps, drive with  

  your forks pointed upgrade. Without a load, drive  

  with forks downgrade. Slow down, and don't turn  

  on grades or ramps. 

LEAVING YOUR TRUCK

• Stop your truck completely before getting off.

• Lower the forks to the floor. Shut the truck off and  

  apply the parking brake.

• Avoid parking on inclines. But if you must, block the  

  wheels of your truck.

• Never park on a dockboard.