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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 fixed 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 anything 
  being towed.
• Don't let anyone use your truck unless they are    

  trained and certified.
• Don't allow the truck to coast in a congested area or

  if there are people in the aisle.
• Watch out for power unit swing.

WHEN LEAVING YOUR TRUCK

• Turn the truck off or disconnect the battery.
• Apply the parking brake and make certain the truck
  will not coast.
• Avoid parking on inclines. But if you must, make   

  sure you apply the parking brake and block the    

  wheels of your truck.

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, including the battery and any  

  load you're towing, is not too heavy for where you  

  are driving.
• Make sure the load you are towing is 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. Apply the  
  parking brake.

BE CAREFUL TRAVELING ON RAMPS AND GRADES

• Always operate your truck from the rider position  
  when traveling on a grade.
• With or without a towed load, going upgrade or

  downgrade, always travel power unit first.

Slow down and don't turn on ramps or grades.