There are 5 key steps to ensuring safety is a main concern. The initial step is completing a Walk-Around Inspection in order to assure that the unit is visually safe. Next assess if the work location is safe to utilize with a Worksite Assessment. The Function Test is the third step so as to know whether or not the model is working safely. The 4th thing to consider is Proper Operation, so as to determine whether or not the model is safely working. Last of all, Proper Shutdown must be checked in order to make certain the unit is capable of shutting down correctly and is in a safe place.
At the center of the 5 steps and this regulation, there is a machinery which lifts heavy weights to impressive heights and stands on a triangular footprint. The key goal is to maintain the telehandler upright, but of course there are dangers.
The rear-axle pivot point, and the two front wheels make up the triangular base of the telehandler. Normally the rear axle oscillates and therefore, the back wheels are not a part of the base. The telehandler remains upright so long as the equipment's center of gravity, which is defined as the point in 3 dimensions around which the equipment's weight is balanced, stays oriented in the stability triangle.
When the boom is down, adding a load to the forks at that time moves the center of gravity down and forward. Raising the load will move the center of gravity upwards and to the rear. At the same time, the stability triangle shrinks when this occurs. Thus, the higher you lift a load, the less of a margin for error you have since the stability triangle lessens.
When the stability triangle is small, it leaves less room for the center of gravity to move left or right. It is this wandering action that could change the stability triangle and leave less room for the frame to remain balanced if it is not perfectly level. Like for instance, imagine the center of gravity resembling a plumb bob hanging from the boom. You would always be able to find the center of gravity someplace on a totally vertical line between the center of the ground and a point on the boom. If the frame is not level, the center of gravity will not be oriented over the machine's centerline. The stability triangle is continuously aligned with the centerline of the equipment.