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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 fixed object.

• Never allow passengers on your truck.

•  Keep others away from your truck while you’re working.
  Don’t ever allow anyone to ride on the load or forks.

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

and authorized.

• Don’t use the coast option if there are people in the aisle.

WHEN LEAVING YOUR TRUCK

• Lower the forks.  Turn the truck off or disconnect the 

battery.

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

wheels of your truck.

• Make sure coast is off.

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AVOID FALLS

• 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.  Center 

the load.  Be even more careful with long, high or wide
loads.  They can be less stable.

• Don’t drive onto an elevator unless you are authorized.
  Check the capacity or load limit and make sure there 

are no people present.  Enter load first and set the brake.

BE CAREFUL TRAVELING ON RAMPS AND GRADES
When Riding

• With a load, drive with the forks pointed upgrade.

• Without a load, drive with forks downgrade.

When Walking

• Stay out of the path of the truck.

• With or without a load, drive with the forks pointed 

downgrade.

• If a load requires that you travel with the forks upgrade,

be even more careful.  Operate the controls from the 
side of the truck.

Slow down and don't turn on ramps or grades.