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NSTRUCTIONS FOR MOVING THE LIFT TRUCK DURING HANDLING OPERATIONS
A - GENERAL
- Ensure the correct functioning of your lift truck’s attachments.
- Do not attempt to carry out operations which exceed the capacities of your lift truck or attachments.
- It is prohibited to increase the counterweight value in any way.
- It is prohibited to lift people except with working equipment and accessories provided for the purpose.
- The use of working equipment and load lifting accessories to lift people is :
• either prohibited
• or authorised exceptionally under certain conditions (see current regulations in the country where the lift truck is in
use).
- MANITOU supplies equipment specifically designed for lifting people.
- Avoid travelling for a long distance in reverse.
B - ATTACHMENTS
- Ensure that the attachment is correctly fitted and locked to its frame.
- Conform to the limits on the load chart for the lift truck and/or attachment.
- Ensure that palettes, cases, etc, are in good order and suitable for the load to be lifted.
- Position the forks perpendicular to the load to be lifted, taking account of the load’s centre of gravity.
- Never lift a load with a single fork.
- Never lift a sling load with a single fork or with the carriage. Optional solutions exist, consult your dealer.
- Ensure that rapid hydraulic connections on the attachment system are clean and protected.
Before each change of an attachment with hydraulic function, in order to avoid damaging the rapid hydraulic connections :
- Place the attachment in the closed position, flat on the ground (For unstable attachments, ensure they are secured
using wedges).
- Switch off the I.C. engine.
- Remove pressure from the attachment hydraulic system using the controls.
C - ENVIRONMENT
- Take care when raising the load that no object or person is in the way of movement and do not make any incorrect
manoeuvres.
- In the case of work near aerial lines, ensure that the safety distance is sufficient between the working area of the lift truck and
the aerial line.
You must consult your local electrical agency.
You could be electrocuted or seriously injured if you operate or park the lift truck too close to power cables. You are strongly
advised to ensure that the safety rules on the site conform to the local regulations in force regarding all types of work carried
out close to power cables.
- Do not allow anybody to come near the working area of the lift truck or pass beneath an elevated load.
- When using the lift truck on a slope, before lifting the mast, make sure that the ground is laterally horizontal (See paragraph :
F - LATERAL HORIZONTALITY OF THE LIFT TRUCK in the chapter : INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANDLING A LOAD).
- Travelling on a longitudinal slope :
• Drive and brake gently.
• Moving without load : Forks or attachment facing downhill.
• Moving with load : Forks or attachment facing uphill.
- Ensure that scaffolding, loading platform or pile are capable of bearing the
weight.
- Ensure the stability and solidity of the ground before depositing a load.
- Never stack loads on uneven ground, they may tip over.
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