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Forklift Safety
Motor Vehicle Accidents
To protect employees
To protect company assets
It’s the law!
Why Forklift Safety?
120
100
80
Fatalities
60
Potential
40
20
0
1992
1995
1998
2001
2004
Fatalities
Source BLS
Tipover
24%
Struck by Load
17%
Worker Struck by Truck
14%
Fell from PIT
14%
11%
Worker Pinned
Im pact or off Dock
8%
Died Repairing
6%
Other Accident
6%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
7th on OSHA’s Top 10 list
Powered Industrial Trucks – 1910.178 (3,262
Total Violations)
– Top 5 sections cited:
• 1910.178(L)(l) Failure to ensure each powered industrial
truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial
truck safely
• 1910.178(L)(4)(iii) Failure to evaluate each powered
industrial truck operator’s performance at least once every
three years
• 1910.178(L)(6) Failure to certify that each operator has
been trained and evaluated
• 1910.178(p)(1) Failure to take damaged powered industrial
trucks out of service
• 1910.178(Q)(7) Failure to examine powered industrial
trucks before placing in service
Benefits to Forklift Safety Training
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Improve Attitude
Increase Production
Increase Operator Safety
Lower Maintenance Costs
Lower # of Accidents/Severity
Lower Insurance Cost
Fulfill OSHA Requirements
Labels
Warning Label
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Nameplate / Data Plate
Types of Forklifts
Operator’s Manual
OSHA says you SHALL Read and
Understand the Operator’s Manual
The Main Parts of the Truck
Lift Truck vs. Automobiles
• Lift Trucks
– Not for personal use
– Weighs greater than
5,000 lbs.
– Rear wheel steering
– Training required
– Operates on various
surfaces
• Automobiles
– For personal use
– Weighs less than
5,000 lbs.
– Front wheel
steering
– Training required
– Operates on
smooth, paved
surfaces
Mast:
What do you really need to know?
• Never reach into/through mast
• Never stand under forks/load
– Never allow others under
Lift Truck Balance
• Internal
Combustion
Counterweight
• Electric
Powered
Industrial battery
Imbalance
• Moving center of gravity outside stability Pyramid:
– Loss of steering
– Loss of traction
– Unstable load
– Potential for a tip over
– Potential for a tip up
Daily Inspection
1910.178(q)(7)
Industrial trucks shall be examined
before being placed in service…
Why Do A Pre-Operation Inspection?
Completion of Inspection
• Report defects to appropriate personnel
• Never operate a truck in need of repair
• Authorized & trained personnel repair
trucks
The Visual Inspection
The Operational Inspection
• Operator
restraint system
• Horn
• Warning
devices
• Unusual engine
noise
• Fuel level
• Gauge readings
• Hydraulics
• Steering lock to
lock
• Service brake
• Park brake
• Plugging on
electric powered
trucks
Designated Areas
Operating a Forklift
Traveling & Maneuvering
Mounting –
Dismounting
Operating a Forklift
Starting & Stopping
Operating a Forklift
Operational Speeds
Safe Operating Guidelines
• Safe distance from docks and ramps, stairway, fire
aisle & equipment
• No on-the-go directional changes (IC trucks)
• Operating surfaces must support truck and load
Speed vs. Reaction
Reaction Time
18-21 years = ¾ second
21- over
= 1.5 second
Speed 8.7 mph
Equals
13 feet per second
Pedestrian Traffic
• Pedestrians have right of way
• When approaching corners, intersections:
• When passing pedestrians
Operating the Forklift
Using the Pedal
Operating Forklift
Steering/Turning/Changing Directions
Hazards:
Tip over : Collision : Struck-by/Crushing Injuries : Load falls
Operating a Forklift
Parking
Operating the Forklift
Attachments
Tipovers
IN CASE OF A TIPOVER
Understanding the Workplace
Training
• All operators must be certified by the following
• Retraining
• Certification includes