Get ready for work—you must wear:

• a work shirt and pants,
• work shoes with composite toe caps,
• work gloves,
• a reflective vest,
  a safety helmet.

Before you start work, remember that in order to operate a forklift truck, you must:

• Have a UDT qualification certificate,
•  Complete health and safety training and on-the-job training,
• Have no health contraindications to performing the work.
• Be familiar with the operating instructions for the machines and equipment used at your workplace.

Before starting the forklift:

• Check the brakes, steering system, lights, horn, wheels, and grabber components.
• Check that the grabber is working properly. 
• Confirm the operational status in the forklift inspection log or application.
• Report any faults to your supervisor.
• Ensure that your workplace is safe.

During operation:

• Only start the truck when you are sure it is safe to do so.
• Wear a safety helmet and ensure that other people involved in transporting the load also wear one.
• Pick up the load with extreme caution.
• The load should always be centered in relation to the grab.
• Remember that you cannot transport loads that exceed the standards and lifting capacity limits of the forklift you are using.
• Maintain a safe zone of at least 5 meters around the truck.
• When driving, remember to keep the mast tilted backward.
• Transport the load in accordance with the traffic rules applicable on the premises.
• When loading cargo, make sure that it does not pose any danger.
• Signal each maneuver with the grab with a continuous 2-second signal.

After finishing work:

• Clean the truck and return it to its designated place.
• Lower the grab onto the ground and detach it from the truck.
• Turn off the engine and remove the key or take the access card.
• If you have any comments on the condition of the truck or grab, enter them in the operating log and notify your supervisor.

What is NOT allowed?

• Transport or lift people on the truck.
• Exceed the forklift's load capacity.
• Rotate the load in an area where there may be obstacles.
• Transporting poorly secured goods.
• Grasp the load by pushing it apart.
• Use the grabber in areas where there is a risk of explosion.
• Leaving the forklift with the forks raised, the key, or the access card.
• Leaving the truck on escape routes and intersections.
• Allowing untrained persons to work.
• Using a damaged truck.
• Repair or service the truck yourself.
• Climb onto the forks of the forklift.
• Lean outside the outline of the forklift.
• Eat, talk on the phone, or listen to music while working.
• Operate the forklift under the influence of alcohol or intoxicants.

Breakdown or accident?

• If something breaks down, turn off the forklift engine, secure it against restarting, and report the malfunction to your supervisor.
• If there has been an accident, do not move anything and inform your supervisor.
• Hang a sign on the damaged forklift: "EQUIPMENT UNDER REPAIR – DO NOT START."