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FlC 22-3 --Vacuum-handling truck, carrying newsprint roll m this photo, has canopy guard for operator's protection Truck engine or separate source supplies vacuum ,Courtesy Industrial Truck Dw Clark Equipment Co tion-engine powered truck, although a diesel-powered lift truck has been approved by Underwriters' Laboratories and Factory Mutual for use in hazardous areas Powered industrial trucks should be equip ped with a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher or a gas-pressured dry chemical fire extin guisher, and all operators should be trained in its use Also, an important incidental ad vantage is that the truck-mounted fire extin guisher and trained operator are quickly avail able to combat other fires on the premises Lift trucks Lift trucks that can elevate loads higher than the operator's head, or will operate in areas where stacks are higher than the operator's head, should have substantial overhead guards and load back rest extension (Fig 22-1) If an overhead guard is attached to the rear of the truck body, it should also be at tached to the body in front and not the mast An exception is made for those trucks that have the tilt cylinder as an integral part of the overhead guard construction Fork trucks equipped with a single tilt cy linder should have provisions to avoid in jury to the operator resulting from failure of the cylinder or associated parts Forks should be locked to the carnage, and the fork extension, if used, should be designed to prevent unintentional lifting of the toe or 613