According to the Department of Labor, forklift accidents claim 85 lives and injure nearly 100,000 individuals every year in the United States. Forklift operations can cause physical hazards that not only endanger the operator but also fellow workers who may get run over, crushed from a shifting load, or pinned between the forklift and the wall.
Having a proactive powered industrial truck and forklift safety program in place can ensure the regular training, machinery inspection, and general safe operation of forklifts is done on site and according to regulations. Workers who are regularly trained in forklift safety rules - including lawful riding, load carrying capacity, use of signals, and speed limits - will make your workplace traffic flow safely.
Order this webinar recording to better understand the regulations you must comply with when your employees operate forklifts. You’ll also get some specific steps you can take right away to make your workplace safer for both drivers and pedestrians. Be sure to bring along your managers and supervisors to hear the latest on powered industrial truck safety.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- How to both understand and comply with OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck Standard
- The difference between training and certification in safe operation of powered industrial trucks
- The responsibilities of the company, management, and employees with respect to safe operation of forklifts
- How to identify the different classifications of powered industrial trucks and why this matters
- Why the preshift inspection is so important to forklift safety
- How to correct unsafe forklift driving habits and dangerous behavior
This webinar was recorded on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
About Your Speaker:
Paula Bailey is the president of Bailey Environmental & Safety Training Consultants, located in Fort Worth, Texas, and has been developing and delivering innovative training programs to the workplace environment since 1997. Dedicated to, and well-practiced in the structure and implementation of workplace health and safety, Bailey is experienced in corporate loss control and regulatory compliance. Years of hands-on work in the construction safety field has given her an in depth knowledge of contractor, industrial, and transportation safety issues, regulations, and remedies.
Bailey Environmental & Safety Training Consultants helps companies improve business performance while protecting the lives and livelihoods of employees and contract workers. It has provided organizations with workplace safety consulting services that have reduced workplace injuries and fatalities through customized occupational safety and health training consultant services. Offering an aggressive, results-oriented, and professional approach aimed at changing workplace culture, B.E.S.T. Consultants help companies integrate safety into their operations to improve employee morale and company profits.
This webinar qualifies for Continuance of Certification (COC) credit. CSPs will earn 0.05 COC points for attending this webinar.
