1. Jwaneng Cut 8 – 2 WMP
HILL START OPERATION
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2. INTRODUCTION TO HILLSTART
• Hill start usually happens on ramps where the truck
is on breakdown or stop by any reason and need to
drive off starting to pull up from the incline.
• Hill start need a careful operator who is confidence
with the task.
• This is one of the high risk operation to perform

3. RISK ASSESSMENT
 Uncontrolled rolling back
 Collision
 Tip over
 Personal injury or death
 Hitting the high walls
 Property damage

4. CORRECT WAY TO START
 Before releasing the park brake engage wheel
lock
 Fully accelerate
 Pull directional lever from park to drive
 Release the wheel lock once you feel the
momentum
 Keep flat foot on the accelerator until full traction
is recovered

5. CORRECT STEPS OF HILL START
1. Engage wheel lock
2. Accelerate fully
3. Pull directional lever from park to drive
4. Feel the momentum
5. Release wheel lock brake
6. If necessary press the override switch and hold
•Equal to zero roll back
Engage Brake Lock
Press the
override switch
Fully accelerate
Disengage Brake Lock

6. INCORRECT WAY TO START
 NOTE: Do not pull
the directional
lever straight from
park to drive
without wheel
lock engaged, this
will lower the revs
and cause the
machine to roll
back.
Directional
Lever
Neutral
Forward
Park
Reverse
Not allowed
when the brake
lock is not
engaged

7. INCORRECT WAY TO START
•Do not fan with the accelerator, it
may create spillage & weariness
to the drive motors
•We need zero roll back

8. What can cause roll back
 Low acceleration
 Incorrect start/operation
 Powerless engine
 Releasing of brakes before
momentum
 Propulsion energized
The correct position
of the rest switch
during start

9. Safety beg
REMEMBER! ins with
Safety begins with you!