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Traveling on Ramps and Grades |
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Potential Hazards:
- There is a danger of tipover when traveling on ramps and grades.
Requirements and Recommended Practices:
- Always look in the direction of travel.
- Never turn on a ramp or incline. Turn prior to the ramp or incline to place forks in proper direction.
- Keep a safe distance from the edge of a ramp.
- Do not travel on ramps with slopes or other conditions that exceed the manufacturer's recommendation.
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Figure 2.
Traveling down ramp without load. |
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| Traveling With a Load (Fork Upgrade) |
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Forklift operators should also be aware of procedures
to follow when traveling on ramps and other inclines with a load.
Potential Hazards:
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Figure 3. Traveling with a load. Note that ramps should have railings or bull
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Figure 4.
Traveling up ramp with load.
Figure 5. Traveling down ramp with a
load. |
Requirements and Recommended Practices:
- When traveling with a load, the load should point up the incline, regardless
of direction.
- Going up the incline:
- Drive forward.
- Forks pointed upgrade.
- Use a spotter if load blocks the driver's view.
- Going down the incline:
- Drive in reverse.
- Turn head and face downgrade.
- Forks pointed up the grade.
NOTE: When walking with a pallet truck with or without a load, the forks
should be pointed downgrade, regardless of direction.
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Traveling Empty (Forks Downgrade) |
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Forklift
operators should follow certain procedures when traveling on ramps and grades
without a load.
Potential Hazards:
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Figure 6. Traveling without a load. Note that ramps should have railings or bull
rails.
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Figure 7.
Traveling down ramp without load. |
Requirements and Recommended Practices:
- When traveling without a load, the forks should point downgrade,
regardless of direction.
- Going up the incline:
- Drive in reverse.
- Turn head and face upgrade.
- Forks pointed downgrade.
- Going down the incline:
- Drive forward.
- Forks pointed downgrade.
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