SUMMARY
OF
SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES
1.
Do not
operate this truck unless
you
have
been trained
and
authorized
to do so.
Read
all
warnings
and
instructions
in
operator's manual
and on
this truck.
2.
Do not
operate
this
truck
until
you
have
checked
its
condition.
Give special atten-
tion
to
Tires, Horn,
Lights,
Battery, Con-
troller,
and
Lift
and
Tilt
Systems
including
forks
and
attachments, chains, cable
and
limit
switches, brakes, steering mechanism,
fuel system,
and
guards.
3.
Operate truck only from designated
operating
position.
Never place
any
part
of
your
body
into
the
mast structure, between
the
mast
and the
truck,
or
outside
the
truck.
Do
not
carry passengers.
4.
Do not
operate truck without overhead
guard, unless conditions prevent
use of a
guard.
Use
special care
if
operation without
overhead guard
is
required.
5.
Do not
handle loads which
are
higher
than
the
load backrest
or
load backrest
ex-
tension unless load
is
secured
so
that
no
part
of it
could fall backward.
6.
Do not
handle unstable
or
loosely
stacked
loads.
Use
special care when handl-
ing
long,
high
or
wide loads
to
avoid losing
the
load, striking bystanders,
or
tipping
the
truck.
7.
Do not
overload truck. Check capacity
plate
for
load weight
and
load center infor-
mation.
8.
Lift trucks
will
tip
over
if not
properly
operated. Start, stop, travel, steer
and
brake
smoothly. Slow down
for
turns
and on
uneven
or
slippery surfaces that could
cause truck
to
slide
or
overturn.
Use
special
care
when traveling without load
as the
risk
of
overturn
is
greater.
9.
Elevate forks
or
other lifting mechanism
only
to
pick
up or
stack
a
load. Lift
and
lower with mast vertical
or
tilted slightly
back
—
NEVER
FORWARD.
Watch
out for
obstructions, especially overhead.
10.
Operate tilting mechanism slowly
and
smoothly.
Do not
tilt
forward when elevated
except
to
pick
up or
deposit
a
load. When
stacking,
use
only enough backward
tilt
to
stabilize load.
11.
Travel with load
or
lifting mechanism
as
low
as
possible
and
tilted back. Always look
in
direction
of
travel. Keep
a
clear
view
and
when
load interferes with visibility,
travel
with load
or
lifting mechanism trailing (ex-
cept
when climbing ramps).
12.
Use
special care when operating
on
ramps;
travel
slowly,
and do not
angle
or
turn. When truck
is
loaded,
travel
with load
uphill. When truck
is
empty, travel with
lift-
ing
mechanism downhill.
13.
Observe applicable
traffic
regulations.
Yield
right-of-way
to
pedestrians.
Slow
down
and
sound horn
at
cross aisles
and
wherever
vision
is
obstructed.
14.
When using forks, space forks
as far
apart
as
load will permit. Before lifting,
be
sure
load
is
centered
and
forks
are
com-
pletely
under load.
15.
Do not
allow anyone
to
stand
or
pass
under
load
or
lifting mechanism.
16.
Do not
lift personnel
on the
forks
or on
a
work platform.
Use a
manlift specifically
designed
for
this purpose. When operating
rider order selector trucks, attach
the
safety
chain
to the
overhead guard
and put the
safety
belt
on.
17. Do not
operate
any
truck with
wet or
greasy
hands.
18.
If a
truck must
be
parked
on an
incline,
put
blocks
at the
wheels.
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Code:
OI-335, REV. Apr.
84
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