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Be a Safe Operator continued
25 Be a Safe Operator continued
WHEN LEAVING YOUR TRUCK
• Lower the forks to the floor and turn the truck off.
• Avoid parking on inclines. But if you must, block
the wheels of your truck.
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 anyone to ride on your truck.
• Keep others away from your truck while you're working.
Don't ever allow anyone on or under the load or forks.
• Don't let anyone use your truck unless they are trained and
certified.
• Watch out for power unit swing.
• Never lift anyone with the forks unless they are using
an approved platform. Even then use extreme caution:
• Use a securely attached and approved safety platform.
• Make certain lifting mechanism is operating properly.
• Make certain truck is in neutral and brake is applied.
• Lift and lower slowly.
• Watch for overhead obstructions.
• Be sure you can see and hear the person being lifted.
• Never transport anyone on the platform from one
location to another.
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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 driving.
• Make sure the load you are moving is stable. Spread
the forks as far as you can and center the load.
Insert the forks as far under the load as you can.
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 forks
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, drive 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.