This article is titled “5 Keys to Safely Working Alongside Forklifts” because the focus is mainly on the pedestrian and not the forklift driver. It is important for forklifts and pedestrians to co-existing when an environments calls for forklift work.
The diagram below shows 5 key areas in which the forklift driver and the pedestrian must be in tune with each other to keep a safe environment.
The goal of this diagram is summarize these forklift driver and pedestrian safety tips that will help keep operators, pedestrians, and workers safe. If you focus on the 5 items listed in the diagram above, you are more than half way to the goal of a strong forklift safety culture.
Just a summary question. Why is forklift safety so important? Because forklifts account for 10% of injuries in the workplace. Knowing how to work safely with and around forklifts is key to reducing work place injuries and fatalities.
