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Know the Hazards

Know the Hazards

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3  Protect Yourself

Protect Yourself

WEAR YOUR OPERATOR HARNESS

Falls from a platform can cause serious injury or even 

death.
• Use your operator harness and lanyard when elevated  

and working with an open side gate or with the 

narrow front rail option. Read the warnings on the 

harness.

• Check your harness and lanyard. Replace them if they  

 have ever been used to stop a fall, or if damaged or  

 worn.

LOOK WHERE YOU'RE DRIVING

• If you run into things you can be injured. You could  

 fall from the truck or the load could shift and hit you.   

Make certain there is nothing in your path, on the floor  

or sticking out of the racks.

• 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. 

DRIVE CAREFULLY

• Keep your hands on the controls and feet on the 

pedals. Keep your entire body in the operator area.  

A foot or hand caught between the truck and a fixed 

object will be crushed or even cut off.

• 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.

CHECK YOUR LOADS

• Before you pivot a load, make certain it won't intrude  

or poke into the operator area. Do not handle long,  

 wide or unstable loads.  Check clearances before 

using traverse.

Stay clear of all 

moving parts.

Moving parts can 

cut or crush hands, 

feet, arms or legs.

WARNING

AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS 

Tipovers are very serious accidents, you can be 

crushed or even killed. The best way to prevent injury 

is to know where you are at all times and follow the 

rules of safe truck operation. There is no sure way to 

avoid injury during a tipover or a drop from a dock.
• Be careful if driving around docks or ramps. Stay   

  away from the edge. Watch where you're going.
• When traveling out of the aisle, keep the forks or  

  load close to the ground. Watch for overhead    

  obstructions. Perform all truck movements smoothly  

  and at a speed that will give you time to react in  

  an emergency.
• Turret Stockpickers should not be used on ramps or  

  grades. If you must drive on a grade, travel slowly  

  and don't turn. If carrying a load, point the forks   

  upgrade. If unloaded, point the forks downgrade.
• An unloaded truck can also tip over. Be just as    

  careful using an unloaded truck as you are using a  

  loaded one.

USE YOUR TRUCK SAFELY

• Keep hands and feet away from all moving parts   

  such as the load handler, masts or wheels. Don't sit  

  or stand on the side gates.
• Never stand on or under the forks, or allow anyone  

  else to stand on or under them. 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 switch.