• Make sure operators use restraint devices, such as
seatbelts or lap-bars, when they are provided on the PIT.
• Make sure you do not allow people:
– Under the elevated part of any PIT, whether it is
loaded or empty;
– To put any part of their body between the uprights of
the mast;
OR
– Outside the running lines of the PIT.
• Make sure you do not allow unauthorized people to ride
on PITS.
• Make sure people riding on PITs have a safe place to
ride.
• Make sure you do not allow stunt driving or horseplay.
• Make sure PITs are not driven up to anyone in front of
a bench or other fixed object.
• Make sure access to fire aisles, stairways, and fire
equipment is kept clear.
• Make sure there is sufficient headroom under overhead
installations such as lights, pipes, and sprinkler systems to
safely operate PITs.
Reference:
PIT operations may cause the airborne concentration levels of carbon monoxide gas to increase. You have to keep the
concentration levels below the levels specified in chapter 296-841 WAC, Respiratory hazards.