Safety regulations
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• Any accidents that have caused personal injury or damage to
buildings or equipment must be reported to the supervisor.
Incidents and faults on the truck shall also be reported.
• The truck shall only be driven with care, good judgement and
in a responsible manner.
• Local regulations regarding personal safety equipment shall
be followed.
• The truck should not be driven with oily hands or oily shoes
due to the risk of slipping.
Working area
• If there are marked truck routes these shall be used.
• The truck should only be driven on hard and even surfaces,
e.g. concrete or asphalt.
• Ensure that the floor where the truck is to be used has suffi-
cient load bearing capacity for the total weight of the truck
including the maximum load and the weight of the operator.
• Take special care if there are protruding parts from racks,
shelves or walls that can cause personal injury or damage to
the truck.
• It is prohibited for persons to be present in the area around
the truck when there is a risk of personal injury, e.g. areas
that can be reached by falling goods, lowering load handling
devices or in the truck’s manoeuvring area.
Driving and conduct while driving
• It is not permitted to stand on the pallet and/or forks.
• Always drive the truck from a specified operator position.
• Always drive the truck in a responsible manner and with full
control. Sudden starts and braking as well as cornering at
high speed should be avoided.
• Reduce the speed if the surface is slippery to prevent the
truck from sliding or overturning.
• Adapt your speed to suit the driving conditions, and where
there are pedestrians or other trucks in the working area.
Reduce speed when the line of vision is limited and when
pedestrians or other vehicles can be encountered.
• Pay particular attention to other personnel as well as fixed
and moving objects within the working area and thereby avoid
accidents.
• Always be prepared to stop if other personnel are in the work-
ing area.
• Keep a safe distance from all vehicles ahead.
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