Section 39 in Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Scheme, 1961
39. Power trucks and hand trucks.
(1)All trucks and tractor equipment shall be of good material, sound construction, sufficiently strong for the purposes for which it is used and maintained in good repair.(2)All truck and tractor equipment shall be inspected at least once a week by maintenance men or other competent person, and when any dangerous defects are discovered in a vehicle, it shall be immediately taken out of service.(3)Fork lift trucks shall be equipped with overhead guards adequate to prevent Injury to the operator from falling objects.(4)The rated capacity of every lift truck shall be marked on the truck so as to be readily visible.(5)Power trucks and tractors shall be operated only by competent and thoroughly trained drivers.(6)Power trucks and trailer trucks shall not be loaded beyond their safe-carrying capacity.(7)If roads are carried by two or more fork lift trucks working in unison, none of the trucks shall be loaded beyond three-quarters of its safe working load.
