Nameplate: We recommend that you copy the details from the nameplate onto the
diagram below to ensure that this important data is available to the operator and that
this Operating Manual is not accidentally used for another machine.
The operator is responsible for ensuring that all nameplates, warning signs and
instruction signs are in place and are legible (see "Position of signs and nameplates"
in Chapter D).
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The use of an industrial truck involves certain risks, which cannot be fully
excluded even with the use of electrical devices; these risks can, however,
be minimized through intelligence, consideration, and common sense. It is,
therefore, essential that operators are qualified, diligent, and physically and
mentally fit, and have been thoroughly trained in the safe use of the machine
and in materials handling techniques.
General instructions for operators and owners
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The instructions set out below apply to all users, including managers,
supervisors, operators, carriers, and employees working in the vicinity of
industrial trucks. The user is responsible for the safe use of this industrial
truck, and employers and operators must work closely together to ensure that
the safety regulations applying to the use of the industrial truck are observed
and enforced.
1. This Operating Manual must be read before the industrial truck is used for the
first time and its content observed when using the truck.
2. The owner and operator must ensure that the industrial truck is used only for its
originally intended purpose. The owner and operator must NOT:
– Permit the industrial truck to be used for any other than its designated purpose
– Disable the safety systems
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