Top 3 Discussion for Your Forklift Safety Toolbox

Ongoing training such as a forklift safety toolbox, is critical for forklift operators to stay on top of new topics, technologies and a refresher on current safety practices within the facility. If your facility isn’t regularly holding a forklift safety toolbox, maybe now is the time to get one started. SIERA.AI has put together some forklift safety toolbox discussion items to get you started…or to ensure you are touching on a variety of topics. Let’s take a closer look.

What is a Forklift Safety Toolbox?

According to Zippia, there are over 1.5 million forklift operators in the U.S. alone. Forklifts are a common tool used in facilities today and as a result, training and care must be taken in order to ensure an accident and injury free environment. The forklift safety toolbox has been created to ensure ongoing training is implemented to ensure proper procedures are implemented with an understanding of ‘why’ safety measures are important.

#1 Digital Forklift Inspection

A great forklift safety toolbox topic is on the digital forklift inspection. This is a topic that’s not going away and is being implemented in day. The information that is being captured digitally is no different than what is being asked of the forklift operator now. It’s the same questions. It’s just not being recorded on paper and put into a binder or made into a pdf. The data is captured electronically and stored in an online telemetry Dashboard so the data can be calculated and visible.

What is the difference? No more skipping the forklift inspection. No more pencil whipping the answers. An important forklift safety toolbox subject to talk about.

#2 Use a Seat Belt

Another forklift safety toolbox topic that is important for the safety of the driver. Forklift operators view the seat belt as a bother, especially if they get on/off the forklift. One key aspect is with a forklift tip over. The seat belt ensures their safety by staying in place when the forklift falls. When drivers try to jump out of the forklift, nothing good happens.

Forklift safety systems, like SIERA.AI, comes equipped with seatbelt enforcement. If you don’t wear it, the forklift won’t move. An important topic to discuss.

#3 Blind Corners

An accident waiting to happen is right around the blind corner. This topic ensures the manual way of honking the horn, slowing or coming to a complete stop in these areas. This reinforcement is critical to avoid an accident with a pedestrian or objects. Let them know that technology exists within forklift safety systems like SIERA.AI that will alert them with visual and audio warnings so they know to act now to save a life.

Other Great Topics

Here are some other great topics to discuss during your forklift safety toolbox talk.

• 3 things to do to ensure a forklift is parked: forks on the floor, controls in neutral and set the parking brake
• An unattended forklift is if the operator is 25 feet away or more…or if the operator can’t see the forklift. (There’s technology for this with SIERA.AI)
• Forklift loads should only be 4” – 6” off the ground
• Don’t drive forward if you’re carrying a load where you can’t see above it
• Forklift inclines and declines and how to carry the load

Ready for a forklift safety system? Get started by contact SIERA.AI today at sales@siera.ai or call us at (512) 817 0702.