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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.

• 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 certifi ed.

• 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.

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 
  fi rst 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.

Forks pointed upgrade

Forks pointed downgrade