CHAPTER 3. SAFETY - TM-55-5811-900-140030

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CHAPTER 3

SAFETY

3-1. General

e. Do not leave a vehicle unattended while engine

General safety precautions for movement are as

is running.

follows:

a. Check each vehicle to insure that all loose items

f. If track is thrown while carrier is being operated,

are appropriately secured.

do not apply brakes unless absolutely necessary. Allow

b. When a vehicle is backed, insure that no

carrier to coast to a stop.

personnel or obstructions are behind it.

g. Insure that ventilation is adequate while vehicle

c. Do not walk under any items while they are

engine is running (carbon monoxide poisoning can be

being lifted by crane or other means.

deadly).

Insure that fire extinguishers (other than

3-2. Specific Safety Requirements

system extinguishers) are readily available during all

loading and offloading procedures.

Pertinent safety requirements by individual mode can be

found, where applicable, in the appropriate chapters.

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