Top 5 Tips for Avoiding Forklift Violations
Maintaining forklift compliance can be a challenge especially with those with multiple locations, and fleets of lift trucks moving 24 x 7. Since most tasks that we do are process oriented, we’ve put together a list of 5 tips to help you maintain OSHA forklift compliance. Let’s get started.
What is OSHA Forklift Compliance?
OSHA forklift compliance is the law, not a suggestion. It is the way to keep forklift operators, workers, everyday pedestrians and your customer’s product safe, uninjured, and not damaged. But it’s never easy to maintain OSHA forklift compliance, processes must be put into place and practiced for success.
Tip #1: Forklift Operator Training
Yes, everyone must be forklift operator certified. Many companies out there offer programs for forklift training. But what happens if you have operators that only need specific training, how do you know what areas to focus on for improvement. Invest in a forklift safety system that monitors, measures and tracks impacts. This will help to understand the who, where, and what so you can give tailored instruction based on the individual needs.
Tip #2: Maintaining Operators Certification
This can be tricky when there are numerous lift trucks and forklift operators whose expiration dates can be any day of the calendar year. A forklift safety system can help keep OSHA forklift compliance by maintaining their certification expiration dates. With the SIERA.AI forklift safety system, you’ll begin to get notifications 30 days out to ensure all operators are compliant.
Tip #3: Seatbelt Use
Without a forklift safety system, it’s impossible to know if the operator is wearing the forklift seatbelt. You need to rely on their honesty. Or… the forklift safety system can help keep your company compliant. If the forklift operator doesn’t wear the seat belt, the forklift won’t start. If the operator exits the forklift, comes back on to start driving again, the forklift won’t start. It’s a vital OSHA forklift compliance rule that needs to be enforced.
Tip #4: Pedestrians & Workers Need to be Seen
Fatalities and injuries are still occurring every week of the year. How can this be avoided? Yes, it is necessary for the forklift operator to keep a watch out for people. But if they are constantly watching, how do you get the work done? The forklift safety system will keep the watch when the operator cannot. If the forklift safety system ‘sees’ something, it notifies the operator immediately so they can take action. A great way to maintain OSHA forklift compliance.
Tip #5: Forklift Inspections
It is an OSHA regulation to conduct pre-shift inspections. What’s critical are the answers. Are the forklift operators answering correctly, or are they ‘pencil whipping’. Again, the forklift safety system digitizes the checklist so it can be monitored, tracked and analyzed for compliance and improvements. The best part? Without the pre-shift inspection being done, the forklift won’t go anywhere.
Summary
Now you have the top 5 tips for avoiding forklift violations. As you can tell by our discussion, the forklift safety system will do the heavy lifting for OSHA compliance and keeping everyone…and everything safe.
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