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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 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.

AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS

• 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
  the 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 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. Turn the truck off or 

push the Power Disconnect button.

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

wheels of your truck.