Kaweah Equipment Co reminds you to always stay safe when working with your lift truck. BEFORE GETTING THAT FORKLIFT STARTED UP TODAY, TAKE CARE TO KEEP SAFE WITH THESE HELPFUL TIPS: - Nearly 100 forklift-related fatalities & 36,000 serious injuries occur every year.
- 50% of these accidents involved a vehicle tipping over.
- 20% of these accidents involved pedestrians being struck or crushed.
- Important tips for preventing tip-overs:
- Operators should have a constant awareness of the machine's load capacity, center of gravity, stability triangle, etc. These capacities vary based on the truck's current attachment!
- Work conditions need to be free of slippery areas & obstructing debris.
- Important tips for preventing pedestrian traffic accidents:
- Right-of-way should always be given to pedestrians by forklift drivers.
- Forklift and pedestrian traffic should be split by marked walkways or, if possible, guardrails.
- If necessary, drivers should have another employee act as a spotter for their path of travel.
- Other important tips for truck operation:
- Inspect forklift machinery daily. Don't use a unit if any crack, leak, etc. is discovered!
- If possible, refrain from using a forklift that runs on a combustion engine within a warehouse, plant or onboard ship that does not have adequate ventilation.
- Always practice safe and patient procedures for mounting and starting a forklift, as well as parking and dismounting when finished.
Fun fact: Forklifts can ride in the elevator! Just be sure the truck's total loaded weight is within the elevator's rated capacity. Also be sure to neutralize all forklift controls while the elevator is operating. Take your team safety to the next level. If you're interested in further training your equipment operators on safe practices & procedures, Kaweah Equipment offers an OSHA-approved Certified Safety Training course on this topic, which covers everything we mentioned today and more. We will happily send one of our Certified Safety Trainers straight to your location, who will guide students through a graded classroom module as well as a real-life driving and/or operation test. Upon completion, persons enrolled will each be issued a unique certificate & ID badge indicating their safety certification, which is valid for 3 full years. 
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