R 408.12167 Fork lift truck platforms.

Rule 2167. (1) An employee shall not be lifted or transported, except when a platform is attached to the forks by enclosed sleeves, a safety chain, or a mechanical device in such a manner that the platform cannot tip or slip. (2) A platform shall be equipped with a railing not less than 36 inches or more than 42 inches high and a toeboard. The railing shall consist of 1 of the following materials: (a) Wood posts of at least 2 x 4 inch nominal stock; the top rail shall be made of 2 right angle pieces of not less than 1 x 4 inch nominal stock and an intermediate rail of 1 x 4 inch nominal stock. (b) Steel or aluminum pipe posts and rails of not less than 1 inch inside diameter and an intermediate rail of 3/4 inch inside diameter pipe. (c) Structural steel or aluminum posts, rails and intermediate rail of angle iron of not less than 1 x 1 x 3/16 inch size or other shapes of equal strength. (3) The intermediate rail may be omitted from 1 side. (4) A toeboard shall be made of not less than 1 x 4 inches nominal wood stock or a material of equal strength.