Unsafe Equipment - Reporting Equipment Hazards Unsafe equipment must be identified, reported, and removed from service when defects could expose employees to injury. Employees who operate or work around tools, machinery,...
Forklift Pedestrian Safety - Working Safely Around Forklifts Forklift pedestrian safety requires employees working around forklifts to stay alert, maintain a safe distance, and communicate with operators. Forklifts are heavy, powerful...
Shop Hazards - Preventing Typical Shop Incidents Shop hazards can lead to serious injuries when employees take shortcuts, bypass safeguards, misuse equipment, or fail to recognize unsafe conditions. Preventing shop incidents...
Forklift Safety - Safe Operation and Equipment Hazards Forklift safety requires trained operators, properly maintained equipment, and constant awareness of pedestrians, loads, travel surfaces, and surrounding hazards. Forklifts are essential material-handling...
Forklift Safety – General Operating Rules Operating a forklift requires training, skill, attention, and good judgment. Forklifts are heavy, powerful machines that can cause serious injuries or fatalities if operated improperly....
Forklift Safety – Elevating Personnel Safely Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks are designed primarily to move materials—not to serve as personnel lifts. However, certain forklifts may be used to elevate...
Forklift Fatalities Forklifts are powerful material-handling equipment, but their weight, limited visibility, changing center of gravity, and interaction with pedestrians can make an accident extremely serious. Tip-overs, struck-by incidents, crushing hazards,...