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Chapter 3 – Safety
Warning
Use of the frame sway control with the boom raised
above horizontal could cause tip over resulting in
death or injury. Always use the frame sway control
to level the telehandler BEFORE raising the boom
above horizontal.
If the telehandler cannot be leveled using the frame sway
control, do not attempt to raise or place load. Reposition
telehandler or have the surface leveled.
Danger
To prevent death, serious injury, or property damage,
the operator must be seated with seat belt fastened,
arms, legs, and head completely inside the Roll-
over Protection Structure/Falling Object Protection
Structure (ROPS/FOPS), the travel select lever in
NEUTRAL, the Parking Brake switch ON (engaged),
and the service brakes applied BEFORE starting the
telehandler.
The seat belt MUST be worn while operating the telehan-
dler. Failure to wear the seat belt could result in death
or serious injury.
Warning
DO NOT adjust the seat or seat belt while the tele-
handler is moving. Keep both hands on the wheel
while the telehandler is moving to prevent loss of
telehandler control which could result in death or
serious injury.
Never try to escape the telehandler if it becomes unstable.
Learn and practice these safety procedures to protect
yourself from a roll over or tip over incident:
• Remain securely fastened in the seat belt.
• Keep your head, body, and limbs within the ROPS/
FOPS structure.
• Brace yourself and hold on firmly.
• Lean away from the point of impact.
• Stay on the telehandler and ride out the roll over or
tip over.
Warning
DO NOT use the telehandler as a work platform or
personnel carrier. Falling of attachments could result
in death or serious injury.
NEVER allow passengers to ride on the telehandler.
DO NOT allow riders on the frame or operator cab.
Allowing passengers to ride could result in serious
injury. The telehandler is designed for the safety of
the operator only.
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NEVER use crab or four wheel (4W) steering for
traveling at high speeds. Use only two wheel (2W)
steering for higher speed travel and slow the tele-
handler before turning. Rapid turning while using
crab or four wheel steering can cause tip over which
could result in death or serious injury.
DO NOT travel with an elevated boom. Retract the
boom fully. Lower the boom as low as practical for
proper visibility. Maintain enough ground clearance
for conditions. Traveling with an elevated boom can
cause tip over, which could result in death or serious
injury.
Allow for adequate clearance between the attachment
and other objects when turning. The attachment
extends beyond the front of the telehandler. The
operator must be aware of the maximum sweep of
any attachment being used to avoid hitting personnel
and other objects in the area and to prevent death,
serious injury, or property damage.
Danger
To prevent death, serious injury, or property dam-
age, make sure the telehandler comes to a complete
stop before moving the travel select lever. A sudden
change in direction of travel, while carrying a load,
could reduce stability and/or cause the load to shift
or fall.
DO NOT shift through multiple gears with a single
turn of the gear select lever. Allow the engine speed
to slow down before shifting to the next lower gear.
Improper use of the gear select lever could cause
transmission damage or telehandler tip over/roll over
and result in death or serious injury.
Operate the telehandler for maximum stability. Unstable
telehandlers can tip over, resulting in death, serious in-
jury, or property damage. Keep the telehandler stable by
following these and other appropriate guidelines:
• Adjust speed for terrain and conditions.
• Avoid obstacles by driving around them rather than
over them, when possible.
• Start, stop, travel, steer, and brake smoothly.
• Load, unload, and turn the telehandler on level
ground, when possible.
• Slow down for turns.
• Slow down for rough, slippery, or select terrain.
• Use caution around steep slopes, creeks, gullies,
ridges, ditches, and ravines.
• Stay away from select edges that could collapse under
the telehandler.
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