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MOVE BACKWARDS	both arms are bent with the palms facing downwards, and the forearms make slow movements away from the body.
RIGHT to the signalman's	the right arm is extended more or less horizontally with the palm facing downwards and slowly makes small movements to the right.
LEFT to the signalman's	the left arm is extended more or less horizontally with the palm facing downwards and slowly makes small movements to the left.
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE	the hands indicate the relevant distance.
D. Danger
DANGER Emergency stop	both arms points upwards with the palms facing forwards.
QUICK	all movements faster.
SLOW	all movements slower.

DOCUMENTS SPECIFYING ALTERNATIVE HAND SIGNALS

1. The standards issued by the British Standards Institution with the following standard numbers—

BS 6736: 1986 Hand Signals for Agricultural Operations.
BS 7121: 1989 Code of practice for safe use of cranes.

2. Appendix C of the Fire Service Training Manual.

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