Each year, nearly 100 workers are killed and another 20,000 seriously injured in forklift-related accidents. Forklift operators play a vital role in preventing these incidents. By using the training they have received, staying alert to the hazards around them, and working safely with pedestrians; loads can moved securely, each and every time. That's the purpose of this program...to show operators the safe work practices they must follow to avoid injuries and property damage.
- Training and qualification as well as types and classes of forklifts.
- Pre-operational inspection, mounting & exiting safely, and parking the forklift properly.
- Preparing for hazards before traveling and the Stability Triangle.
- Traveling with a load and safe operation around pedestrians.
- Use of maintenance platforms, sloped surfaces and good lighting.
Leader's Guide...