No! Not what you think!

Had to sign off on some form for a client today ensuring that I covered off all the topics regarding forklift safety. I guess they have to prove that their training was compliant with proper training techniques and so forth.

Besides tipovers, load centers and all that stuff, one item mentioned was the 8-inch rule. I know that there is the 24" load center rules and 3 meters away from raised loads rule and 3 truck lengths between forklifts rule.

But I never heard of the 8" rule. Maybe the height of power pallet trucks when travelling with a load but that can be anywhere from 6-8"

Any logical explanation out there?