Jungheinrich EKS 314 Manual De Instrucciones página 15

General instructions for Users and Operators
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The following are general instructions which apply to all users, including
company management, department heads, operators, transporters and
employees who work in the vicinity of industrial trucks. The user is
responsible for safe operation of this truck, and both employer and operator
must work together to enforce and follow the safety regulations which apply
to use of the truck.
1. These instructions must be read before using the truck and followed when the
truck is in use
2. The user and operator must ensure that the truck is used only for the purpose for
which it has been designed. The user and operator must NOT:
– allow abnormal use of the truck
– disable the safety devices
– overload or operate the truck outside the load graph
(refer to section "Capacity" in chapter D)
– use the truck as a crane
– use the truck to lift or carry people
– lock a control in position
– ignore standard practices for handling and manipulating loads
– transport loads over people's head
– push or pull loads with the truck
– engage in games or horseplay with the truck such as racing, or 'chicken'
– carry unbalanced loads
3. The user and operator must check the strength of the floors (to avoid damaging
them), the racks, and in general all the corridors and areas where the truck will or
may be used.
4. Read the instructions on the plates attached to the truck and make sure that they
remain legible
5. Keep these instructions available for all operators in an accessible location on
the truck
6. Make sure that only trained, certified and responsible persons, capable of safe
operation of the truck, are allowed to operate the truck.
7. Make sure that the truck cannot be tampered with when it is not in use
8. Never use a truck which does not appear to be in good working condition
9. Never use the truck to carry a load or apply a force which exceeds its maximum
operating load
10. Never use the truck for a purpose for which it is not intended
11. Read the truck safety regulations and apply them rigorously
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