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OPERATING TECHNIQUES
• Travelling backward with Back-up buzzer
Lift trucks are used in applications with widely
varying conditions. Conditions such as the
noise level, number of lift trucks in the location,
space provided for operation, loads to be han-
dled, presence of pedestrians, lighting condi-
tions, and many others are very different from
application to application. Our manufacture of
the lift truck does not have control over the
environment where the lift truck will be used, or
where it may be resold at a later time.
The user has first-hand knowledge of the condi-
tions at the location of use. The user shall deter-
mine if operating conditions require the truck to
be equipped with additional sound-producing
or visual (such as lights, blinkers or back-up
buzzer) devices, and be responsible for provid-
ing and maintaining such devices.
Factors such as habituation to the alarm, confu-
sion of multiple alarms, increased noise level,
dependence of the operator on the alarm, and
other may lead to an unsafe condition in the
workplace. Pedestrians and other lift truck
operations in the workplace may become accus-
tomed to hearing the alarm and no longer pay
attention. Then in a situation where the pedes-
trian or other lift truck operator is in proximity
to the lift truck, he may not react to the alarm
devices.
The pedestrians and lift truck operators in the
workplace must be aware of their surroundings
and actively participate in the safety of them-
selves and others, including not placing them-
selves in the path of a moving truck. The oper-
ator of the truck is responsible to safely operate
the lift truck and keep a clear view of the path
when travelling backward.
The alarm devices must also be maintained in
proper functional condition. Damage from
operation or attempts to disconnect or disable
the alarm devices must be repaired.
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