Fields of Vision: Pedestrian Safety around Forklifts

[MegaRachelt]

great awareness videos, these need to be edited and played on National TV for the average workplace.

[savetyyellow12]

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[weediozzzz]

the thing is a lotta forklift drivers are ignorant, and arent properly trained, 2 bad things that cause lots of accidents

[promopal]

The Number 1 rule of fork safety is to use your HORN!!! common sense and it would avoid a nasty accident. especially in a timber yard when visibilty is bad, and people are walking around....come on guys....!!! when i was being trained for a forklif licence, i was shown to use the horn and drive slowly in a busy area....

[collegeman1988]

Has anyone considered redesigning forklifts so that visibility is improved? (i.e. so that forklift drivers would only have to reorient themselves when picking up a load that would be positioned behind them driving.)

[schellshock90]

I told my HR about this after I sent this to her at work. What a great vid to show for Plant wide meetings, safety meetings, etc.. Unfortunatley , my HR told me she could not show this because my company will not let vid's be shown from YOU TUBE! but any way, she sent it directly to her home comp to view. Thanks Karen!!!

[WorkSafeBC]

Hi Karen. You can download a high quality version by visiting the link in the video description (top right) or you can Google 'worksafebc "Fields of Vision"'

[schellshock90]

I absolutely agree with you all! I talked to my HR today about maybe seeing this at our plant wide meetings.Unfortunetly ,My company cannot use video's from YOU TUBE . But I did tell her how great this is and She also did forward this to her Home computer to view it.

[mnc51]

I've been driving forklift for over 15 years and this is one of the best instructional videos that has dropped the ball. It's sad, because it's very well made but lacks one key instruction I've found in all other videos: THE USE OF THE FORKLIFT'S HORN!! A sound of a horn makes EVERYONE aware and more cautious. Come on people, you know better that that!

[scheel48]

Agreed. We are trained to honk at every intersection in the warehouse where I work. It has helped ALOT and has probably saved lives.

[reine00x]

you are right, at every intersection i use the horn, as we are trained to do, and if i see pedestrians in front of me i always use the horn, but as the video says you don't always see them

[Ben2Narnia]

I'm about to take a course in getting a forklift certificate.

Any tips you can give me would be apprciated.

[sherrielue]

"This video is EXCELLENT" to show!!! I can only wish, that this video was watch by "EVERY FORKLIFT DRIVER" with the company I work for!!! You would not believe the driving "Hazards" in this place. There is absolutely "NO TRAINING", I witnessed where,"ANYONE CAN DRIVE THERE"!!! Some lead supervisors see "horseplay",happening in front of them, nothing is accomplished"!!! I know "OSHA" will be notified, either by me, or someone else!!! My Comment..."PLEASE SOMEONE SHOW THIS COMPANY THIS VIDEO"!!!

[NeTrell]

Thank you !! This would be a usefull guide to use for forklift safety training too.

very well done.

[NKOWlifelight]

all of this informatioin is true for many other vehicles as well.

[cs481]

Thanks!!! As a forklift operator is is good to have this info. I plan on telling my co workers about this video. Once again thanks.

[Ben2Narnia]

I'm about to go for a forklift certification course. Any tips you can give me would be much appreciated.

I've been watching all sorts of forklift videos on youtube, esp. what NOT to do.

[weediozzzz]

dont let your employer tell you to go faster than you feel safe going

and pedestrians are stupid and unpredictable so assume the worst, they like to cut infront of you spontaneously, and hop outta blind spots foolishly, etc.

use the horn at blind spots and drive slow, and make sure any near pedestrians know your there with the horn and eye contact

[0oDaMange888]

lets help forklift drivers cut down on fatality rates

it is the pedestrians coutesy anyway!