There are 5 important steps to making sure that safety is a main concern. The first step is completing a Walk-Around Inspection in order to assure that the model is visually safe. Next assess if the worksite is safe to use with a Worksite Assessment. The Function Test is the third step so as to know whether or not the model is functioning in a safe way. The 4th thing to consider is Proper Operation, so as to determine whether or not the unit is safely operating. Last of all, Proper Shutdown needs to be checked in order to make certain the unit is in a safe place and is capable of shutting down correctly.
There is a machine which lifts heavy weights to impressive heights upon a triangular footprint at the center of the 5 steps and this regulation. The key objective is to maintain the telehandler upright, but surely there are dangers.
The rear-axle pivot point, and the two front wheels make up the triangular base of the telehandler. Usually the back axle oscillates and hence, the rear wheels are not a part of the base. The telehandler remains upright so long as the center of gravity of the machinery, that is defined as the point in 3 dimensions around which the weight of the equipment is balanced, stays oriented in the stability triangle.
When the boom is down, adding a load to the forks at that same time changes the center of gravity down and forward. Raising the load would move the center of gravity to the rear and upwards. At the same time, the stability triangle shrinks when this happens. Hence, the higher you raise a load, the less of a margin for error you have since the stability triangle lessens.
With a small but stable stability triangle, it leaves less room for the center of gravity to move left or right. This wandering action can change the stability triangle, leaving less room for the frame to remain balanced if it is not perfectly level. For example, imagine the center of gravity resembling a plumb bob hanging from the boom. You could always find the center of gravity someplace on a totally vertical line between a point on the boom and the center of the ground. If the frame is not level, the center of gravity would not be oriented over the machine's centerline. The stability triangle is continuously aligned with the equipment's centerline.