Safety regulations
© BT 237077-040
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Operator’s responsibility
• The truck shall only be driven by personnel that have been
specially trained and have the management’s permission to
drive the truck.
• Each country (state) has its own safety regulations. It is the
operator’s obligation to know and follow these.This also
applies to local regulations and for different types of handling.
If the recommendations in this manual deviate from your
national regulations, the local safety regulations should be
followed.
• The truck should be insured in accordance with local direc-
tives and laws where the truck is used.
• 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.
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