How Accurate are the Answers to Your Pre-Shift Forklift Inspection?

We all know the importance of a safety checklist for forklifts. It’s told and re-told each day to the forklift operators to ensure they understand the OSHA requirement and well as maintenance need for the accurate completion of the safety checklist for forklifts. Yet, we continue to hear the same issues keep occurring. For instance, the forklift driver refuses to complete the checklist and tosses it to the side. Or the forklift operator just marks yes/no and is done with the full checklist in about 5 seconds. Why is it still occurring and how can this be completed with some accuracy?

What is Safety Checklist for Forklifts?

Safety checklist for forklifts is a list of questions in order to determine the health and safety of the lift truck. The checklist inspection should be done prior to the start of the operators shift. The safety checklist for forklifts can be implemented on a piece of paper, or through electronic means as in a forklift safety system. The electronic safety checklist for forklifts is a more efficient way of implementing safety as the answers to the questions can be collected for further analysis. Both ways are effective and comply with OSHA’s standards.

Forklift Inspection Paper Checklist

We all know what a paper based forklift inspection checklist is all about. It is either presented in a booklet format, or sits clipped to a board. The forklift operator is to use the checklist to inspect the forklift to ensure it is in proper working order so the operator / pedestrians don’t get hurt during a problem, and ensure operation so it continuously completes its shift without incident and the maintenance department can ensure proper working based on the answers provided on the inspection checklist.

Forklift Inspection Electronic Checklist

The electronic version of the safety checklist for forklifts is part of a forklift safety system like SIERA.AI’s S2 forklift safety system. The questions are the same, the process is the same except it is completed electronically. But why is the electronic checklist better than the paper based checklist used yet today?

• The forklift operators first have to enter the PIN number or scan their QR code to start. This ensures who is completing the safety checklist for forklifts, specifically the one the operator was assigned. Without the proper credentials, the forklift will not start.
• To ensure the most accurate answers to the questions possible, the questions can be randomized to encourage reading of the questions. If the question is skimmed quickly and answered without care, the forklift operator runs the risk of a failed inspection. The forklift will not start with a failed forklift inspection and will prompt notification to management.
• The answers to the questions are electronically collected and stored in the online telemetry Dashboard where in the SIERA.AI forklift safety system, graphically displayed so you can quickly analyze the data and make good decisions that will affect the life of the lift trucks.

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