Clark WP30 - Page 52

6.6
Safety Maintenance Practices
16. Batteries, motors, controllers, limit switches, protective devices,
electrical conductors and connections must be inspected and
maintained in conformance with good practices. Special attention
must be paid to the condition of electrical insulation.
17.Toavoidinjurytopersonnelordamagetotheequipment,consultthe
manufacturer’s procedures in replacing contacts on any battery.
18. Industrialtrucksmustbekeptinacleanconditiontominimizere
hazards and help in the detection of loose or defective parts.
19. Modicationsandadditionsthata󰀨ectcapacityandsafetruckop-
eration must not be done without the manufacturer’s prior written
approval. Capacity, operation and maintenance instruction plates,
tags or decals must be changed accordingly.
20. Care must be taken to assure that all replacement parts, including
tires,areinterchangeablewiththeoriginalpartsandofaqualityat
leastequaltothatprovidedintheoriginalequipment.Parts,including
tires,aretobeinstalledperthemanufacturer’sprocedures.Always
usegenuineCLARKorCLARK-approvedparts.
21. Use special care when removing heavy components from the
truck, such as counterweight, upright, etc. The truck can become
unstable and should be blocked. Be sure that lifting and handling
equipmentisofthecorrectcapacityandingoodcondition.
IMPORTANT
Your new CLARK lift truck has been built to meet all ap-
plicable mandatory requirements of ANSI/ITSDF B56.1
Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks. Each
truck also includes certain safety devices-such as a
horn as standard equipment. No additions, omissions,
or modications should be made that a󰀨ect compli-
ance to above requirements or in any way minimize
the e󰀨ectiveness of the safety devices.