OPERATING RULES FOR INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS (The Boring Part :-)
(14) Grades shall be ascended or descended slowly.
(A) When ascending or descending grades in excess of 10 percent, loaded trucks shall be driven with the load upgrade.
(B) On all grades the load and load engaging means shall be tilted back if applicable, and raised only as far as necessary to clear the road surface.
(C) Motorized hand and hand/rider trucks shall be operated on all grades with the load-engaging means downgrade.
(15) The forks shall always be carried as low as possible, consistent with safe operations.
(16) When leaving a vehicle unattended (the operator is over
25 feet (7.6 meters) from or out of sight of the industrial truck), the brakes are set, the mast is brought to the vertical position, and forks are left in the down position, either:
(A) The power shall be shut off and, when left on an incline, the wheels shall be blocked; or
(B) The power may remain on provided the wheels are blocked, front and rear.
(17) When the operator of an industrial truck is dismounted and within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of the truck which remains in the operator's view, the load engaging means shall be fully lowered, controls placed in neutral, and the brakes set to prevent movement.
Exception: Forks on fork-equipped industrial trucks may be in the raised position for loading and unloading if the forks are raised no more than 42 inches above the level where the operator/loaders are standing, and the power is shut off, controls placed in neutral and the brakes set. If on an incline, the wheels shall be blocked.