SCHEDULE 1

PART VIIIMinimum requirements for verbal communication

Intrinsic features1

1.1

Verbal communication between a speaker or emitter and one or more hearers is to take the form of (sometimes coded) short texts, phrases, groups of words and/or individual words.

1.2

Spoken messages are to be as short, simple and clear as possible; the verbal skills of the speaker and the hearing abilities of the hearer(s) must be such as to ensure reliable verbal communication.

1.3

Verbal communication is direct (by means of the human voice) or indirect (by means of a human or artificial voice which is broadcast by whatever means is appropriate).

Specific rules governing use2

2.1

The persons involved must have a good knowledge of the language used so that they are able to pronounce and understand the spoken message correctly and consequently behave in a way which is appropriate to health and/or safety.

2.2

If verbal communication is used instead of, or together with, gestures, code wors should be used such as:

—start

to indicate the start of a command.

—stop

to interrupt or end a movement.

—end

to stop the operation.

—raise

to have a load raised.

—lower

to have a load lowered.

—forwards

to be co-ordinated with the corresponding hand signals

—backwards

—right

—left

—danger

for an emergency stop.

—quickly

to speed up a movement for safety reasons.