Setup an OSHA Forklift Checklist Digitally with Actionable Graphical Analytics

OSHA Inspection Priorities

We all know the purpose of OSHA. At some point in time, most of us have received a visit from an OSHA inspector. What do they focus on? OSHA inspectors are interested in evaluating the most high-risk situations. Here are the Top 3 areas that are of high priority.

• Imminent danger: These are hazards that can cause death or serious injury, such as a forklift.
• Severe injuries & illnesses: According to OSHA, employers need to report work related fatalities within 8 hours and hospitalizations, amputations or loss of an eye within 24 hours.
• Work Complaints: Employees that report hazards or violations are priorities. Employees have the opportunity to submit complaints without revealing their identity.

How to Pass a Visit from an OSHA Inspector

The best way to ensure the OSHA inspector passes your organization is to prove you’ve built a culture for safety. This is how you will maintain OSHA compliance. The way to ensure success is to follow these 3 steps:
1. Create and practice a safety process
2. Keep accurate records
3. Answer questions accurately.

1. Do you have a process in place in the event an OSHA inspector comes to visit? If so, be sure everyone knows what the process is, including the forklift drivers. The more the operators know, the more accountable each driver can be.

2. Keep records handy to prove compliance. This is where most inspections fall apart. What would be more effective for your company? Handing the inspector a bucket of forklift inspection binders or booklets or a print out of the report that has all the information in one place? 

The electronic or digital forklift inspection information is right in the SIERA.AI graphical Dashboard that provides information quickly and you and/or the forklift drivers can easily take the OSHA inspector through the information proving your company’s progress, process, results and any modifications you’ve made.

3. Questions Being Asked by OSHA Must Be Accurately Answered. In order for this to be achieved, you need to be confident with your information. Using SIERA.AI S2 Digital Inspection with Impact Monitoring ensures the data collected is accurate. There’s never any second guessing.

OSHA Compliance Checklist

1. Setup the OSHA checklist. Once you’ve established what questions you want to ask, add it quickly and easily in the checklist details. You can modify the question, change the order or delete it whenever you want.
2. Create as many checklists as you need for your equipment, company, anything you need. For instance, if you need to keep the forklift charging station managed in a certain way, create a checklist. If you want to create a checklist for the docks, great idea! If you want to create a checklist just for pallet jacks, or reach trucks and ask a few tailored questions, you can. 
3. Failure Report Notification. Once you begin collecting information stored in the Dashboard, decide ‘who’ will get the failure report. It can be a single to multiple people. Want to add a person, delete a person or delegate it, change it whenever you want in the Dashboard.
4. Analyze the Data. It’s time to take action (or not…) on the information you collect. Here’s a few ways you can use the data collected:
   • Manage the health of the fleet down to the individual forklift.
   • Manage the lifecycle of the forklift and fleet. Which forklift needs to be retired? When does the forklift need maintenance or repair work to avoid downtime?
   • Which forklift driver needs to be rewarded for outstanding skills and which forklift driver needs tailored training in order to focus on improvements.
   • Dig deeper to uncover additional facts so the right action can be taken.

Now you have some great information on how to setup an OSHA checklist. Now it’s time to get you started. Contact us today to view the S2 Digital Checklist with Impact Monitoring. And be sure to view the impact detection. We didn’t even get into the great information you’ll collect with the Dashboard on impacts.