27 Be a Safe Driver ; Be a Safe Driver ; WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PEOPLE- Page 15

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WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PEOPLE

•  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 

fi

 xed 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 certifi ed.

•  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 rider 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, high 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 fl oor. 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 fl oor. Turn the truck off or
  disconnect the battery. Apply the parking brake.

 
• Avoid parking on inclines. But if you must, block the  
  wheels of your truck.