How To Drive A Forklift

Forklifts are industrial handling vehicles. They are used for loading, unloading, stacking and short-distance transportation of palletized goods. They are widely used in ports, stations, airports, freight yards, factory workshops, warehouses, distribution centers and Distribution center, etc.

Therefore, these industries have a very high demand for professional forklift operators. So how do you drive a forklift? Let's talk about the driving rules below:

1. Driver training: The driver must hold the forklift driving certificate issued by the labor department; the characteristics of the brakes, accelerators and hydraulic joysticks of each forklift with the same technical parameters may be different. The driver should be familiar with each other. After the operation, drive the forklift.

2. Wear when driving the forklift: Wear suitable personal protective equipment. For safety, please do not wear loose clothes to avoid being caught.

3, must follow the rules: When you feel tired, not concentrated, after using anesthesia or drinking alcohol, do not drive the forklift.

4. Workplace safety: Make sure the work environment is in a safe condition, including good road conditions and adequate lighting.

5, keep the forklift, especially the cab clean: do not put tools or other items in the cab to avoid obstructing the action of the joystick or pedal; when the hand is oily, please do not operate the forklift, when the hand is slippery or oily, operate the forklift It is dangerous.

6. Check the safety situation around the forklift: Before starting the forklift, be sure to ensure that there is no one around the forklift; when carrying huge cargo, if the line of sight is not good, please drive backwards or be guided by others; when reversing, be sure to ensure that there are no people around the forklift. When driving a forklift in a narrow passage, someone should guide; the driver should stop at the intersection or other places where the line of sight is blocked, to ensure that the forklift is driven when there is no one left and right; the forklift is different from the car, it is the rear wheel steering, close to the steering At the moment, lower the driving speed, then turn the steering wheel to rotate the rear of the forklift.

7, upper and lower forklift: prohibit jumping, jump off the forklift. When getting on and off the forklift, hold the handle with your hand and put your foot on the pedal. When you get on and off the forklift, you cannot grab the steering wheel or the joystick.

8. Forbidden forklift passengers: It is forbidden to bring forks and pallets. People other than drivers are not allowed to take the bus; do not use people instead of balance weight.

9. Bare driving is forbidden: Do not open the key switch when the accelerator pedal is pressed; do not suddenly start, brake or turn to prevent the cargo from falling over the forklift; do not smash over the baffle scattered on the road or Obstacle; do not drive into soft ground; when driving on wet, slippery, uneven or inclined roads, please reduce the speed; ensure a certain gap between the door frame and the roof and the entrance and exit.

10. It is forbidden to drive when the fork is raised: When the fork is raised, do not drive the forklift to prevent the forklift from tipping over.

11. Do not drive by the road: make sure that the forklift has sufficient safety distance from the roadside or platform edge to prevent the forklift from falling.