Protect Yourself

Know the Hazards

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 center-control rider 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 dockboards 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.

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.

WARNING

Stay clear of all moving parts.

Moving parts can cut or crush hands, feet, arms or legs.

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AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS

Tipovers are very serious accidents. You can be crushed or even killed if you try to jump clear of an overturning or falling center-control truck. Keep your seat belt fastened, grip the steering wheel tightly, brace your feet, and push yourself back between the side restraints. The best way to prevent injury is 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 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.

USE YOUR TRUCK SAFELY

•Keep your hands and feet away from all moving parts such as chains, wheels or mast. Make sure the load backrest is in place, when required.

•Never stand on or under the forks, or allow anyone else to stand on or under them. The only way to lift people is with an approved platform. Never allow passengers on the truck. There is no safe place for them.

•Before you leave your truck: Come to a complete stop, lower forks to the floor and shut the truck off with the key or power disconnect.

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