30 CFR § 56.16016 - Lift trucks.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s56.16016"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 56.16016 - Lift trucks."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "56.16016"
section_name: "Lift trucks."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "56"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "56"
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# 56.16016 Lift trucks.

Fork and other similar types of lift trucks shall be operated with the—

(a) Upright tilted back to steady and secure the load;

(b) Load in the upgrade position when ascending or descending grades in excess of 10 percent;

(c) Load not raised or lowered enroute except for minor adjustments; and

(d) Load-engaging device downgrade when traveling unloaded on all grades.