Forklifts are responsible for 10 percent of all serious industrial accidentals. We will focus on one of the most dangerous warehouse hazards-powered forklifts. Why are we making this assumption about forklifts? It's not an assumption. As stated earlier, they are related to so many on-the-job deaths. Forklifts are very dangerous. They can turn over or strike a worker or crush people. You shouldn't just tell your employees about safety on forklifts. You should show them a variety of training videos. Workers aren't allowed to use them if they are under age 18. You are also not allowed to operate if you are over 18 unless you have been correctly trained. The NIOSH wants you to be trained in 6 important areas. You should not be allowed to operate a forklift unless properly trained. You have to develop and use a training. You must tell your operaters if operate a sit-down forklift that you can be crushed by overhead or other factors. You must use the operator restraint system. The thought that you may be crushed if you use the safety restraint system. The train users must handle asymmetrical loads. A stand-up forklift must use the entry in the back to exit from a turning forklift.
