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👨🏻🏫ONLY Trained and Certified Forklift Operators ARE permitted to Operate the Equipment - an Evaluation of each Operators performance SHALL be conducted at least Once every Three Years.
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✅ALWAYS fasten your Seat Belt when Operating a Powered Industrial Truck (or any type of Heavy Equipment).
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🧱Do NOT Overload the Equipment (NEVER move a Load outside the Lift Truck Rated Capacity) - ALWAYS review the Nameplate to ensure that you are aware of the weight limitations.
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⚖️ONLY Handle Stable, Balanced AND Properly Stacked (Safely arranged) Loads (secure Loads if needed).
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🍴Do NOT travel with the Forks high AND NEVER travel OR turn with the Forks in an elevated position or tilted forward.
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🐌ALWAYS travel SLOWLY (no hurry) especially when you are handling a Load (it is more difficult to Stop when Loaded down).
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⤵️ALWAYS Lower the Mast (SLOWLY) WHEN Operating ANY type of Equipment.
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🔻NO Personnel SHALL be Under the Forks while they ARE being Raised OR Lowered.
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🔊Reverse SLOWLY AND check from behind for obstruction (Sound the Horn).
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🛑ALWAYS come to a STOP SLOWLY.
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👥IF you need to speak to someone while operating any type of Equipment, THEN STOP to speak!
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🆘If Tip-Over, then Do NOT jump OFF the Forklift (even if it begins to tip over) - Firmly hold on to the Steering Wheel, Brace your Feet, Lean away from impact, Lean forward.
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➕Permanent Aisles AND Passageways SHALL be appropriately marked - AND everyone MUST use them.
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🅿️When Parking - Lower the Forks to the Floor, touch the Tips of the Forks to the Ground BEFORE you leave, Apply the Parking Brake, THEN put ALL Operational Controls of the Truck in the Neutral Position.
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🦶Apply the Parking Brake WHEN in idle position.
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🔑NEVER leave it running unattended for ANY period of time.
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↔️Neutralize the Controls - Set the Direction Lever in Neutral.
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🛑Fully engage the Parking Brake.
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🚫Get off the Forklift without jumping.
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🌀OSHA Creds: Materials Handling Equipment CFR 1910.178 - Powered Industrial Trucks
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