Overhead guard

Are industrial trueks or motorized vehieles properly equipped with brakes, overhead guards, baekup signals, horns, steering gear, seat belts, ete. Are they properly maintained ... 

Safety Guards — An overhead guard must be used as protection against falling objects such as small packages, boxes, etc. It is not meant, however, to withstand the impact of a faUing capacity load. 

High Lift Rider trucks must be fitted with an ANSI-approved overhead guard, unless operating conditions do not permit. 

Industrial trucks shall meet the following requirements The capacity will be posted on the vehicle so it is clearly visible to the operator. No modifications should be made to the equipment without the consent of the manufacturer. Protection such as overhead guards or safety platforms should be secured to the lifting mechanism. Finally, all industrial trucks must meet all the ANSI standards for design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation. 

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... 

Care should be taken to match the size, type and capacity of the truck to the job it is to do. In service, the manufacturer s maintenance schedules should be followed with any necessary repairs being carried out promptly. High-lift trucks should have an overhead guard and those used to load trailers and lorries should have a guard behind the driver (Figure 27.6). 

Do not operate unit in areas without an overhead guard in place. 

Figure 6-10. This sweeper is provided with an overhead guard and a warning light.

Seat belt Load backrest Headlight Backup alarm Horn Overhead guard Tilt indicator... 

Of the 93 tipover fatalities in this study, being pinned by the mast and overhead guard was the cause of more than half the deaths. Table 10-8 identifies the details in this phase of the study. 

Operator head slapped against floor it was not struck by forklift Mast or overhead protection structure struck victim Part of lift truck other than the mast or overhead guard struck victim No mention of what victim struck or what struck victim... 

Hold on tight (steering wheel, overhead guard). 

Perhaps the most dramatic evidence to date supporting the use of forklift seat belts is the survival of a lift truck operator after a 40-foot fall. The operator was moving a pallet load of air compressor motors on the fourth floor of a warehouse when the floor collapsed. The forklift came to rest on its side. The overhead guard and the fact that the seat belt on a winged seat was used is credited with saving the life of the operator. The debris of the falling floor completely covered the lift truck. It took rescue personnel four and one-half hours to free him from tangled concrete and steel. 

A belted-in operator will sustain more head injury from hitting the floor, and as much as an unbelted operator sustains from hitting the overhead guard. 

Overhead guards are designed to protect operators from falling loads such as boxes, bags, etc. It is not intended to protect an operator from a falling capacity load. In addition, the overhead guard must not be considered as a rollover bar. Do not place product on the overhead guard. 

Walkie trucks do not have overhead guards therefore, the security of the load is important. Never remove the protective backrest from the mast. This metal bracket device helps to secure product from falling back onto the operator. 

A seventeen-year-old was learning how to drive a forklift in a parking lot the lift truck tipped over and pinned the youth. Injuries occurred to his head, which was struck by the overhead guard. 

A contacted by incident or injury is one in which the employee has been contacted by some substance that has an injury-upon contact characteristic. This injury type could include an employee being contacted by battery acid while performing battery maintenance. Another example, and a very real one, involved a fork lift operator who dropped a pallet load of paint cans on the top of his overhead guard. He was covered with paint and had to undergo extensive cleanup. His contact was with spilled paint, not the 1-gallon metal cans. 

Are industrial trucks equipped with flashing lights, horn, overhead guard, and name plate (load limits) ... 

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