This is the scenario that I am asking about. The pallets weight around 3,000 lbs each (approx 4ft high) and are stacked 4 high. The forklift must grab the top two together due to mast limit. The top pallet iwould only have 6 inches of back support to stop it from rolling rearward. The pallets cannot rest against the backrest because of tight stacking and forks are longer than pallet. Is it correct to say that even if the load falls rearward onto the forklift the overhead guard will protect you. I am not clear on the standards meaning because it says the overhead guard will not protect you 'period'. My question is this just a minimum requirement for a forklift to only protect from small packages