1. IF YOU ARE GOING OPERATE A FORKLIFT:
• DON’T DRINK ALCOHOL
• DON’T USE DRUGS
- DON’T PUT YOUR LIFE AND THE LIFE
OF YOUR COLLEAGUES IN DANGER
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2. FORKLIFT STABILITY
COUNTERWEIGHT LOADFULCRUM
COUNTERWEIGHT LOADFULCRUM
BALANCED LOAD
COUNTERWEIGHT FULCRUM LOAD
UNBALANCED
LOAD
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3. 15cm
- DRIVE WITH FORKS 15 cm AWAY FROM
THE GROUND AND WITH THE MAST
TILTED BACKWARDS.
- NEVER DRIVE WITH LIFTED LOAD.
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4. - WHEN UNLOADED, ALWAYS DRIVE UP
OR DOWN SLOPES WITH FORKS
POINTING TOWARDS THE LOWEST
PART OF THE SLOPE.
- WHEN LOADED, ALL WAYS DRIVE UP OR
DOWN SLOPES WITH FORKS POINTING
TOWARDS THE HIGHEST PART OF THE
SLOPE.
ALWAYS DRIVE SLOWLY, SPECIALLY IF DRIVING DOWN A SLOPEALWAYS DRIVE SLOWLY, SPECIALLY IF DRIVING DOWN A SLOPE
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5. - NEVER PARK A FORKLIFT ON A
SLOPE.
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- PARK THE FORKLIFT WITH FORKS IN
LOWEST POSITION, PARKING BRAKE
APPLIED AND ENGINE OFF.
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6. -NEVER LIFT LOAD WITH PEOPLE
AROUND.
- MEASURE AVAILABLE HEIGHT BEFORE
LIFTING LOAD.
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7. - YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK IN
THE DIRECTION OF YOUR
MOVEMENT.
- AVOID CARRYING LOADS THAT IMPAIR
YOUR VISIBILITY.
IF NEEDED, ASK SOMEONE TO DIRECT
YOU.
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8. AVOID PEDESTRIANSAVOID PEDESTRIANS
- BLOW YOUR HORN IN
DANGEROUS PLACES.
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- NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO
PASS UNDER A LIFTED
LOAD.
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9. - STOP BEFORE CROSSING AN
ENTRANCE
- GO SLOWLY AND ONLY IF THE
PASSAGE IS FREE.
- NEVER TRANSPORT LOADS
THAT APPEAR TO BE
INADEQUATE.
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10. - AVOID HARD BREAKING AND
SUDDEN CHANGES OF COURSE.
- NEVER MAKE A CURVE ON
A SLOPE
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11. - NEVER LIFT A LOAD ON A
SLOPE.
- NEVER TILT A LIFTED LOAD FORWARD
UNLESS IN IT’S PROPER LIFTING SITE
AND EVEN THEN, ONLY A LITTLE.
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12. - NEVER TRANSPORT ANY
PASSENGERS
- DON’T DRIVE OVER HOSES OR POWER
LEADS.
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