Crown Equipment 4000 Series - Manual (Page 3)

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Know the Hazards
Protect Yourself 4
AVOID FALLS AND TIPOVERS
Tipovers are very serious accidents. You can be crushed
or even killed by the falling truck if you try to jump clear.
Keep your seatbelt 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.
USE YOUR TRUCK SAFELY
• Keep your hands and feet away from all moving parts
such as masts, chains or wheels. 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 and lower forks to the floor.
• Shut truck off with the key or power disconnect.
• Apply the parking brake.
Stay clear of all
moving parts.
Moving parts can
cut or crush hands,
feet, arms or legs.
Know the Hazards
Protect Yourself
3 Protect Yourself
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.
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.
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 rider truck. Note: This is not like
stand-up end control rider trucks, where it is
recommended that the operator exit the truck in these
emergencies.