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AFE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
General Requirement
1 Modifications and additions which affect capacity and
safe operation shall not be performed by the customer
or user without manufacturers prior written approval.
Capacity, operation and maintenance instruction plates,
tags or decals shall be changed accordingly.
2 If the truck is equipped with front-end attachments other
than factory installed attachments, the user shall request
that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and
show the appropriate weight of the truck and attachment
combination at maximum elevation with load laterally
centered.
3 The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are
in place and maintained in a legible condition.

Safety Guards

1 If the type of load presents a hazard, the user shall equip
fork trucks with a vertical load backrest extension in ac-
cordance with (a)(2) following.
All new powered industrial trucks acquired and used
by an employer after February 15, 1972 shall meet the
design and construction requirements for powered
industrial trucks established in the "American National
Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks, Part II, ANSI
B56.1", except for vehicles intended primarily for earth
moving or over-the-road hauling.

Operator Training

Only trained and authorized operators shall be permitted
to operate a powered industrial truck. Methods shall be
devised to train operators in the safe operation of powered
industrial trucks.
Loading
1 Only stable or safely arranged loads shall be handled.
Caution shall be exercised when handling off-center
loads which cannot be centered.
2 Only loads within the rated capacity of the truck shall be
handled.
The long or high (including multiple-tiered) loads
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which may affect capacity shall be adjusted.
4 Trucks equipped with attachments shall be operated as
partially loaded trucks when not handling a load.
5 A load engaging means shall be placed under the load
as far as possible; the mast shall be carefully tilted back-
ward to stabilize the load.
6 Extreme care shall be used when tilting the load forward
or backward, particularly when high tiering. Tilting
forward with load engaging means elevated shall be pro-
hibited except to pick up a load. An elevated load shall
not be tilted forward except when the load is in a deposit
position over a rack or stack. When stacking or tiering,
only enough backward tilt to stabilize the load shall be
used.
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