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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 move your truck toward anyone 
standing in front of a fixed object.

• Never allow anyone to ride on your truck.
• Keep others away from your truck while you're working.
• Don't let anyone use your truck unless they are trained

and certified.

• Watch out for power unit swing.

WHEN LEAVING YOUR TRUCK

• Lower the forks and turn the truck off.
• Avoid parking on inclines.  But if you must, block

the wheels of your truck.

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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, with load, isn't too heavy for where 

you are operating.

• Make sure the load you are moving is stable.  Center 

the load.  Be even more careful with long, high or wide

loads.  They can be less stable.

• Don't take your truck onto an elevator unless you are 

authorized.  Check the capacity or load limit and make

sure there are no people present.  Enter load first and

set the brake.

BE CAREFUL TRAVELING ON RAMPS AND GRADES

• Stay out of the path of the truck.
• With or without a load, travel with the forks pointed 

downgrade.

• If a load requires that you travel with the forks upgrade,

be even more careful.  Operate the controls from the

side of the truck.

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