Definitions

Custodian. A person who is responsible for a PIV (whether SLAC-owned, rented, or leased)

Industrial forklift truck. A high-lift truck with load carriage and forks for transporting and stacking loads. Industrial forklift trucks may be powered by gasoline, diesel fuel, batteries, or propane (LP gas).

Inspection/maintenance coordinator. A person designated by line management who coordinates and directs the use, inspection, and maintenance of PIVs

Maintenance subcontractor. A company under contract to the Laboratory to perform qualified maintenance on PIVs.

Operator. A person who is properly trained, licensed, and authorized to use a PIV

Powered industrial vehicle (PIV). A mobile, power-driven vehicle used to carry, push, pull, lift, or stack material (not including vehicles intended primarily for earth moving). This definition includes forklifts, powered industrial trucks, and powered pallet jacks.

Pre-use inspection. A thorough equipment and area inspection conducted before each shift, prior to putting equipment into service

Proficiency instructor. A person with advanced training in safe PIV operation designated by line management to conduct operator proficiency (hands-on) training for PIV operators

Removable attachment. An attachment that can be mounted on the forks or on the carriage in place of the forks by means of such conventional fasteners as bolts and pins and that does not require disassembling any other portion of the lifting system for installation or removal.

Stability. A condition of a load in which the sum of the moments, which tends to overturn the unit is less than the sum of the moments tending to resist overturning