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Protect Yourself
Protect Yourself
Protect Yourself
Know the Hazards
WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT
Falling from a truck can cause serious injury or
even death.
• Fasten your seat belt and pull it snug before
operating your truck. Keep it fastened until you leave
the truck.
• Stay with your truck. Don't jump from an overturning
or falling sit-down, counterbalanced truck.
Note:
This is not like end control rider trucks, where it is
recommended that the operator exit the truck in
these emergencies.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
• Never stick your foot, hand, head or any part of your
body outside the operator area, no matter how slow
the truck is moving. Anything caught between the
truck and a fixed object will be crushed or even
cut off.
• Stay away from the edge of docks and ramps. Make
sure dock boards are secure. Check that trailer
wheels are chocked. You could be seriously injured
or even killed in a fall from a dock or dockboard.
• Keep your truck under control at all times. Drive at a
speed that allows you to stop safely. Be even more
careful on slippery or uneven surfaces. Do not drive
over objects on the floor.
Know the Hazards
LOOK WHERE YOU'RE DRIVING
• Always be alert to the area around you and watch
where you are driving. You could be pinned or
crushed by objects intruding or poking into the
operator area.
• Be sure that any equipment added to the truck
(terminal, fan, clipboard, etc.) does not block your
vision or interfere with safe and efficient operation of
this truck.
AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS
Tip-overs are very serious accidents. You can be
crushed or even killed by the falling truck if you try
to jump clear. Keep your seat belt fastened, grip the
steering wheel tightly, brace your feet, and lean away
from the direction of fall. The best way to prevent
injury is to know where you are at all times and follow
the rules of safe truck operation.
• Be extremely careful when working around docks,
dockboards and trailers.
• Use forward tilt only when you have the load in a
rack, over a stack or close to the floor.
• Travel with the load or forks close to the ground and
mast tilted back. Watch for overhead obstructions.
Perform all truck movements smoothly and at a speed
that will give you time to react in an emergency.
• An unloaded truck can tip over also. Be just as careful
using an unloaded truck as you are a loaded one.
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