PMH - Forklift Safety Avoid the following:
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PMH - Forklift PMH - Forklift Safety Safety Avoid the following: Avoid the following: driving with loads elevated driving with loads elevated standing underneath elevated loads standing underneath elevated loads parking your vehicle with the forks parking your vehicle with the forks elevated elevated picking up loads in excess of the vehicles picking up loads in excess of the vehicles capacity capacity operating a vehicle without proper training operating a vehicle without proper training giving rides to unauthorized persons giving rides to unauthorized persons smoking while battery is being charged smoking while battery is being charged operating the vehicle in a manner other operating the vehicle in a manner other then intended by the manufacturer then intended by the manufacturer
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PMH - Forklift Safety Avoid the following:. driving with loads elevated standing underneath elevated loads parking your vehicle with the forks elevated picking up loads in excess of the vehicles capacity operating a vehicle without proper training giving rides to unauthorized persons - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PMH - Forklift SafetyPMH - Forklift Safety
Avoid the following:Avoid the following:
driving with loads elevateddriving with loads elevated standing underneath elevated loadsstanding underneath elevated loads parking your vehicle with the forks elevatedparking your vehicle with the forks elevated picking up loads in excess of the vehicles capacitypicking up loads in excess of the vehicles capacity operating a vehicle without proper trainingoperating a vehicle without proper training giving rides to unauthorized personsgiving rides to unauthorized persons smoking while battery is being chargedsmoking while battery is being charged operating the vehicle in a manner other then operating the vehicle in a manner other then
intended by the manufacturerintended by the manufacturer
Your truck can be Your truck can be overloaded in overloaded in different waysdifferent ways
By exceeding its By exceeding its maximum load maximum load carry capacitycarry capacity
By picking up loads By picking up loads outside of the outside of the specified load specified load
centercenter
Don’t overload your truck !Don’t overload your truck !
Always take care to look in the Always take care to look in the direction of travel !direction of travel !
It’s important It’s important that you get to that you get to your destination your destination rapidly - but rapidly - but safely.safely.
Slow down for curves !Slow down for curves !
Your vehicle is Your vehicle is NOT a race car.NOT a race car.
Apply brakes gently and carefully !Apply brakes gently and carefully !
You may otherwise travel where no man has gone You may otherwise travel where no man has gone before.before.
When traveling on an incline - When traveling on an incline - back down with the load trailingback down with the load trailing
Reverse travel is also Reverse travel is also recommended where recommended where
forward forward vision vision is is
impaired by bulky impaired by bulky loads.loads.
Only travel on surfaces with Only travel on surfaces with sufficient load carrying capacity !sufficient load carrying capacity !
Know the weight of your vehicle and load.Know the weight of your vehicle and load.
Observe all posted instructions and Observe all posted instructions and signals !signals !
When approaching an intersection - proceed with When approaching an intersection - proceed with caution.caution.
Attention !Attention !
NEVER place NEVER place your head, arms your head, arms or legs outside of or legs outside of the the vehicle vehicle confines.confines.
Observe all overhead obstructions !Observe all overhead obstructions !
Convince yourself Convince yourself that doorways and that doorways and obstructions obstructions are are sufficiently high.sufficiently high.
Always travel with Always travel with forks lowered.forks lowered.
Don’t let the fork tips strike any Don’t let the fork tips strike any objects !objects !
Damage to equipment and product may have aDamage to equipment and product may have adangerous result.dangerous result.
Never travel with forks elevated !Never travel with forks elevated !
Travel in Travel in designated designated areas only areas only avoid avoid pedestrian pedestrian
traffic.traffic. Travel Travel
permitted permitted while storing while storing or retrieving or retrieving loads loads onlyonly at at reduced reduced speedsspeeds
Visually inspect working area ! Visually inspect working area !
Care should be Care should be taken when taken when operating operating hydraulic hydraulic featuresfeatures
CAUTION - CAUTION - while lowering while lowering forksforks
» There might There might be someone be someone underneath underneath them.them.
Don’t pass underneath elevated Don’t pass underneath elevated forks !forks !
Raised forks represent danger to all.Raised forks represent danger to all.
A common cause of INJURY !A common cause of INJURY !
Never place arms, Never place arms, legs or head legs or head between the mast between the mast upright channels.upright channels.
Remember, your truck is no taxi !Remember, your truck is no taxi !
It is NOT permitted to It is NOT permitted to transport peopletransport people
Be ALERT !Be ALERT !
Operation of heavy Operation of heavy equipment is serious equipment is serious businessbusiness
Dreaming and lack Dreaming and lack of attention involve of attention involve danger.danger.
Never use an open Never use an open flame or smoke while flame or smoke while charging a battery.charging a battery.
Fundamental Rules of SafetyFundamental Rules of Safety
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