- Do you reduce your speed when entering areas where there are pedestrians?
- Do you watch your surroundings while working or driving?
- Are you away of doorways, passages or pathways where pedestrians or vehicles may suddenly appear?
- Are you familiar with the characteristics of the vehicle in all weather conditions?
- Did you check tires, brakes, etc, to ensure that all parts and accessories are in safe operating condition before starting work?
- Are you wearing your seat belt?
- Did you check that nobody is at risk of injury before moving off, particularly in areas where you visibility is obstructed?
- Do you keep to designated vehicle routes and follow site rules and safe systems of work?
- Do you respect the appropriate speeds for site conditions?
- Do you follow traffic signs and signalers' instructions?
- Do you load only on level ground with the parking brake applied?
- Do you ensure that the vehicle's rated load or lift capacity is not exceeded?
- Do you get off dumper trucks when they are being loaded and ensure that the skip is not overloaded?
- Do you check that loads are evenly distributed and that they do not obscure visibility from the driving position?
- Do you avoid slopes which exceed the vehicles capacity
- Do you descend significant slopes down the gentlest gradient in low gear or reverse down slopes to ensure good stability and traction?
- Do you apply the parking brake, switch off the engine and remove the keys?
- Do you lower or block bulldozer and scraper blades, end-loader buckets, dump bodies, etc., when not in use, and leave all controls in neutral position?
- Do you operate vehicles in a safe, courteous matter?
- Are the traffic routes clear of obstructions and movable obstructions?
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Ganjiguur Bukhbat,
TheSafetyPoster.com
