Crown Equipment 4500 Series - Manual (Page 3)

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 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.
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.
Know the Hazards
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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Stay clear of all
moving parts.
Moving parts can
cut or crush hands,
feet, arms or legs.
Protect Yourself 4
WARNING