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Know the Hazards

Protect Yourself

3   Protect Yourself

DRIVE CAREFULLY

• Never stick your foot, hand, head or any part of your 

body outside the operator area, no matter how slow 

the truck is moving.  Anything 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.

WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT

Falling from a truck can cause serious injury or even

death.
• Fasten your seat belt and pull it snug before operating

your truck.  Keep it fastened until you leave the truck.

• Stay with your truck.  Don't jump from an overturning

or falling center-control rider truck.

Note:

This is not 

like end-control rider trucks, where it is recommended

that the operator exit the truck in these emergencies.

Know the Hazards

AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS

Tipovers are very serious accidents.  You can be crushed

or even killed if you try to jump clear of an overturning

or falling center-control truck. Keep your seat belt

fastened, grip the steering wheel tightly, brace your feet,

and push yourself back between the side restraints. The

best way to prevent injury is 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.

• Use forward tilt only when you have the load in a 

rack, over a stack or close to the floor.

• 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 a loaded one.

USE YOUR TRUCK SAFELY

• Keep your hands and feet away from all moving parts

such as chains, wheels or mast.  Make sure the load 

backrest is in place, when required.

• 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,

lower forks to the floor and shut the truck off with the

key or power disconnect.

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Stay clear of all
moving parts.

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

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