Revision question · Vehicle loading

You've parked your vehicle on level ground to deliver a load of building materials. What should you do before using the vehicle-mounted crane?

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Switch the engine off

Turn the steering wheels to the left

Lower the stabilising legs

Set out warning cones

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Use the vehicle’s stabilising legs as specified on suitable firm level ground, with adequate support and clear overhead space. Follow the trained crane procedure and keep people outside the danger zone. Stabilisers do not make weak or sloping ground safe.

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Prepare a stable loading area and deploy the specified supportsReviewed guidance summary · These test stable tipper ground and deployment of the crane’s specified vehicle stabilisers, not wheel clamps or a jockey wheel.

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