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Protect Yourself

3   Protect Yourself

Know the Hazards

DRIVE CAREFULLY

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

Keep your body within the operator area.

• Never stick a foot or any part of your body outside the 

operator area, no matter how slow the truck is moving.
You cannot stop 4500kg or 10,000 pounds with any part
of your body.  A foot or hand caught between the truck
and a fixed object will be crushed or even cut off.

• Don't put your hands or arms over the load backrest.

• Stay away from the edge of docks and ramps.  Make 

sure dockboards are secure.  Check that trailer wheels 
are chocked.  You could be seriously injured or even 
killed in a fall from a dock or dockboard.

• 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.

•  Perform all truck movements smoothly and at a speed 

that will give you time to react in an emergency.

LOOK WHERE YOU'RE DRIVING

• You could be pinned or crushed by objects intruding or

poking into the operator area.

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

you are driving.

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USE YOUR TRUCK SAFELY

• Keep your hands and feet away from all moving parts 

such as forks or wheels.

• 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 disconnect the battery.

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Stay clear of all
moving parts.

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

AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS

Falls from docks and tipovers are very serious accidents;

you can be crushed or even killed.  Immediately exit and
move away from the truck in these emergencies.

Note:

  This is not like sit-down rider trucks, where it is 

recommended that the operator stay with the truck.

The best way to prevent injury is to know where you are

at all times and follow the rules of safe truck operation.

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Be extremely careful when working around docks, 
dockboards and trailers.