Starting Up The Truck; Checks And Operations To Be Performed Before Starting Daily Work; Industrial Truck Operation; Safety Regulations For Truck Operation - Jungheinrich AMV 05 Betriebsanleitung

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Starting up the truck

3.1 Checks and Operations to Be Performed Before Starting Daily
Work
WARNING!
Damage and other truck or attachment (optional equipment) defects can result
in accidents.
If damage or other truck or attachment (optional equipment) defects are discovered
during the following checks, the truck must be taken out of service until it has been
repaired.
uReport any defects immediately to your supervisor.
uMark defective truck and take out of service.
uDo not return the industrial truck to service until you have identified and rectified
the fault.
Inspection before daily operation
Procedure
• Check the whole of the outside of the truck for signs of damage and leaks.
• Check the load handler for visible signs of damage such as cracks, bent or
severely worn forks.
• Check the load wheels for damage.
• Check that the markings and labels are present, clean and legible, see page 14.
• Test the brakes.
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Industrial Truck Operation

4.1

Safety regulations for truck operation

Travel routes and work areas
Only use lanes and routes specifically designated for truck traffic. Unauthorised third
parties must stay away from work areas. Loads must only be stored in places
specially designated for this purpose.
The truck must only be operated in work areas with sufficient lighting to avoid danger
to personnel and materials. Additional equipment is necessary to operate the truck in
areas of insufficient lighting.
DANGER!
Do not exceed the permissible surface and point loading on the travel lanes.
At blind spots get a second person to assist.
The driver must ensure that the loading dock /dock leveller cannot be removed or
come loose during loading/unloading.
Travel conduct
The operator must adapt the travel speed to local conditions. The truck must be
driven at slow speed when negotiating bends or narrow passageways, when passing
through swing doors and at blind spots. The operator must always observe an
adequate braking distance between the forklift truck and the vehicle in front and
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