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Protect Yourself

3 Protect 

Yourself

Protect Yourself   4

Know the Hazards

DRIVE CAREFULLY

• Keep your hands on the controls and feet on 
  the pedals/pad. Keep your entire body in 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 3630 kg or 

(8000 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. 

• 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.

LOOK WHERE YOU'RE DRIVING

• Always be alert to the area around you and watch 
  where you are driving.  You could be pinned or 
  crushed by objects intruding or poking into the    
 operator 

area. 

Know the Hazards

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.

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

• Travel with the load or forks close to the ground and  
  tilted back. Watch for overhead obstructions.  

  Perform all truck movements smoothly and at a
  speed that will give you time to react in an  

 emergency.

• An unloaded truck can tip over also. Be just as 
  careful using an unloaded truck as you are using a
 loaded 

one.

USE YOUR TRUCK SAFELY

• Keep your hands and feet away from all moving parts  
  such as masts, chains, forks or wheels. Make sure the  
  overhead guard and load backrest are in place.

• Never stand on or under the forks, or allow anyone  
  else to stand on or under them. The only way to lift  
  people is with an approved platform. Never allow  
  passengers on the truck. There is no safe place 
 for 

them.

•  Before you leave your truck:
  • Come to a complete stop and lower forks to 
  the 

fl oor.

  • Shut the truck off with the key or power  

  disconnect.

Stay clear of all
moving parts.

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

WARNING