Forklift Safety Training DVD: Safe Operation & Accident Prevention - Safetycare Lift Trucks

[2135468799]

lmao, my work breaks almost every one of these rules

the tires on the forklifts at my work have shit stuck in them, or chunks missing... CHUNKS of solid rubber missing.

we usually drive into or over pallets full of stuff... not like over them but like the edge of the pallet.. were backing up.. beep beep beep CRACK.. lol pallets.. *forward some, to try and go 90*

half the lights are gone... the horn is gone.. we dont use the seatbelts. but overall.. were pretty safe because were not retarded.

[usedliftsales]

Good information people sometimes do not realize how dangerous a forklift can be. Thanks for sharing!

[baznat1975]

Awesome

[Grimfaith87]

Its required at my job to do a check on a forklift before using. We even have to turn in a sheet.

[ajpcat]

Around fork lifts I like to use what I call the bucket rule. When I'm driving I assume everybody else has a bucket on their head and can't see me and I drive accordingly. When I'm walking and someone else is driving I assume they have a bucket on their head and can't see me and I walk accordingly.

[commercialmats]

Don't forget about common sense.

[versache00]

The way the forklifts are designed there is no way airbags could be put on all four sides.. seat belt is your best safe..

[zonkozonko]

Why don't Forklifts have Air bags? on all four sides of the driver? Could save a life in a tip over?

[Engineer9736]

@zonkozonko most forklifts dont even have a closed cabin. Just making closed cabins standard would safe those lifes already. Airbags are meant for speeds over 50km/h.

[bowelinfectionspread]

@Engineer9736 forklift without an ovehead guard? unlikely.

[colliecandle]

How many people EVER check their car tyres let alone fork lift trucks! And the hi vis vests!  - what are THEY going to do to save you an accident?

Two words are ALL thats needed for safe operationin ANY situation - COMMON SENSE!

[MrMadviking]

@colliecandle I work as a foreman in a plant where hi-vis vests are a requirement. This is for when operators are off their machines and other forklift operators can see them. As far as common sense goes, these are two words that I discourage people from using. One operators common sense can be vastly different from another operator, especially when it comes to newly trained yet inexperienced operators.

[Necrowolf81]

@MrMadviking no the problem is that common sense isn't all that common.

[IrishVolunteer1]

@colliecandle totally agreed mate, however.....common sense???.....it aint very common pal

[nelo01]

@colliecandle wearing Hi-Vis is common sense when working around forklifts. I myself am a forklift driver and have a few times now come close to colliding with people who were not wearing the required Hi-Vis clothing.

[Hazardovski]

Nice, great info!