FORKLIFT ACCIDENT PREVENTION

Forklifts: Accident Prevention Guide

Nearly 100 construction workers are killed and approximately 95,000 are injured every year in a power industrial truck accident. Forklift accidents account for a large number of these injuries and deaths.

Solutions:

• Certify and train all forklift operators


• Make sure all forklift operators are 18 or older


• Properly maintain haulage equipment


• Do not change or make attachments that alter the capacity and safe operation of the forklift without approval from the manufacturer


• Inspect forklifts for defects before use


• When moving, picking up, putting down or stacking loads, following safety procedures


• Do not exceed 5 mph when driving a forklift


• Slow down in slippery areas


• Do not lift loads that are heavier than the intended capacity of the forklift


• Do not use defective or unsafe forklifts


• Ensure all forklift operators wear seatbelts


• Use rollover protective structures


• Make sure that the reverse signal alarm works and can be heard above noise level