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1974-02-01

Safety Testing of Fork Lift Trucks 740709

Continual attention by manufacturers is necessary to improve the safety testing of fork lift trucks both as to mechanical matters and fire hazard protection. This paper discusses the testing of these trucks to meet the required safety standards. Some of the criteria for design related to safety mentioned are stability, braking control, overhead guards, fork strength, and fire and explosion hazard protection.

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