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P3 Safety Solutions, LLC Powered Industrial Trucks - Operators (1910.178)

Facility Layout

Pedestrian walkways should be marked with widths of no less than 3 feet wide, using demarcation
stripe widths of 4-inch minimum.

Shared “vehicular and pedestrian” aisles are to include a marked pedestrian aisle/walkway with
boundaries striped yellow.

Pedestrian Barriers

Barriers/railings painted Target Yellow should be installed at pedestrian access points to aisles in
which powered industrial truck traffic is present (e.g., from stairways, vestibules, offices, canteens,
cafeterias, locker rooms, employee entrances, etc.). The purpose of such barriers is to impede
forward momentum for pedestrians entering powered industrial-truck traffic aisles or zones. Note:
Barriers shall comply with local/state/federal zoning ordinances.

Mirrors
• 360-degree dome (spherical) mirrors and/or convex mirrors (Figure 1.9) are to be installed at
powered industrial-truck/pedestrian intersections to enhance visibility.

• When possible, mirrors should be mounted a maximum of 12 feet above the floor to the
bottom of the dome.

Powered Industrial-Truck Application

Every powered industrial-truck main chassis/frame should be painted a high-visibility color.

Powered Industrial-Truck Operator

Operators should avoid creating blind corners and intersections due to staging tall piles of stock at
these locations.

Company radio dispatch systems installed in powered industrial trucks should be used only when the
powered industrial truck is brought to a complete stop.

In operations where two-way traffic (or the potential for passing) exists, it is suggested that all
vehicles that tow carts be equipped with some type of cone or other device that provides passing
drivers a warning to give clearance.

If you stop your vehicle to talk to a pedestrian, the “2-Foot Rule” should be enforced. This rule
requires an operator to maintain a minimum distance of 2 feet (or outstretched arm’s length) between
the vehicle and the pedestrian being communicated with. In the case of a high-lift powered industrial
truck, the load engaging means should be completely lowered, the directional control placed in neutral,
and the power supply to either motor or engine turned off before the pedestrian is allowed closer than
two feet to the vehicle.

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