Guards powered trucks

Lift trucks are available to meet a variety of clearance restrictions. Noteworthy is narrow-aisle equipment. Another accessory worthy of consideration is the multilift mast, which permits lifting loads over 3.7 m (12 ft). Of special importance in specifying any mast is that it will clear the various door openings it must enter, which includes those of trucks, railcars, and buildings. To meet most conditions, the collapsed height of the mast must be 2235 mm (88 in). An ideal lift truck for chemical-plant distribution warehouses would have 2000-kg (4000-lb) capacity electric (battery) propulsion solid-state controls power steering Trilift mast, up to 4.9 m (16 ft) [2235 mm (88 in) collapsed] side shifter operator guard solid tires (except for outside use) and adjustable forks. 

If at any time, a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck must be taken out of service until it has been restored to a safe operating condition. High-lift rider trucks must be equipped with substantial overhead guards unless operating conditions do not permit. Fork trucks must be equipped with vertical-load backrest extensions when the types of loads present a hazard to the... 

Employers Responsibilities Where Employees are Exposed to Toxic Substances Reporting Amputations or In Patient Hospitalizations Guarding Floor and Wall Openings Occupational Noise Flammable and Combustible Liquids Control of Hazardous Energy Medical Services and First Aid Powered Industrial Trucks Mechanical Power Presses Selection and Use of Work Practices (electrical)... 

General Machine Guarding—1910.212 Powered Industrial Trucks—1910.178 General Duty Clause of the OSH Act... 

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