Forklift SafetyPowered industrial trucks, commonly called forklifts or lift trucks, are used to carry, lift or stack heavy loads. They save labour and time, but they can also be dangerous. The cause of most forklift accidents is operator error, so ensuring your workers are trained on the safe operation of this important piece of equipment is crucial for a safe work environment.
Forklift Safety: Basics and Best Practices and Training for Powered Industrial Trucks helps create awareness and respect for the hazards associated with operating a forklift. Topics include:
- What to know before operating a forklift, including performing a two-step, pre-use inspection.
- Keeping forklifts stable and avoiding tip-overs, the primary cause of forklift fatalities.
- Best operating practices such as assessing the work area prior to engaging in lifting tasks, safely entering and exiting the forklift, manoeuvring safely through a variety of conditions and best practices for lifting and moving loads.
Help your workers stay safe and keep your organization in compliance with safety policy and guidelines. Forklift Safety: Basics and Best Practices course.
Course OverviewModel Corporate First Aid Medics & Safety Consult , Inc. will conduct a safety training programme, required by the OSHA Powered Industrial Truck Standard (29 CFR 1910.178[l]), to persons engaged in the operation and maintenance of forklifts, tractors, platform lift trucks, motorized hand trucks, and other specialized industrial trucks powered by electric motors or internal combustion engines. Operators will be trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks and in the performance of tasks such as the following:
- Handling.
- Manoeuvring.
- Travelling.
- Stopping.
- Starting.
- Any other activities under the conditions that will be encountered in the use of the truck.
