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    Forklift Safety Standards

    Forklift safety is subject to a variety of standards world wide. The most important standard is the ANSI B56—of which stewardship has now been passed from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to the Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation after multi-year negotiations. ITSDF is a non-profit organization whose only purpose is the promulgation and modernization of the B56 standard.

    Other standards have been implemented in the United States by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and in the United Kingdom by the Health and Safety Executive. In many countries forklift truck operators must be trained and certified to operate forklift trucks. Certification may be required for each individual class of lift that an operator would use.

    The NIOSH alert also includes the following tips for workers who operate or work near forklifts:

    • Do not operate a forklift unless you have been trained and licensed.
    • Use seatbelts if they are available.
    • Report to your supervisor any damage or problems that occur to a forklift during your shift.
    • Do not jump from an overturning, sit-down type forklift. Stay with the truck, holding on firmly and leaning in the opposite direction of the overturn.
    • Exit from a stand-up type forklift with rear-entry access by stepping backward if a lateral tipover occurs.
    • Use extreme caution on grades and ramps.
    • On grades, tilt the load back and raise it only as far as needed to clear the road surface.
    • Do not raise or lower the forks while the forklift is moving.
    • Do not handle loads that are heavier than the weight capacity of the forklift.
    • Operate the forklift at a speed that will permit it to be stopped safely.
    • Slow down and sound the horn at cross aisles and other locations where vision is obstructed.
    • Look toward the travel path and keep a clear view of it.
    • Do not allow passengers to ride on forklift trucks unless a seat is provided.
    • When dismounted from a forklift, set the parking brake, lower the forks or lifting carriage, and neutralize the controls.
    • Do not drive up to anyone standing in front of a bench or other fixed object.
    • Do not use a forklift to elevate workers who are standing on the forks.
    • Elevate a worker on a platform only when the vehicle is directly below the work area.
    • Whenever a truck is used to elevate personnel, secure the elevating platform to the lifting carriage or forks of the forklift.
    • Use a restraining means such as rails, chains or body belt with a lanyard or deceleration device for the worker(s) on the platform.
    • Do not drive to another locations with the work platform elevated.

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