Safety Terms
An unplanned or undesirable event resulting in potential injury or property damage.
What is an INCIDENT
2.5
Reportable Injury Target
The height forks should be at when a forklift is parked.
Who is responsible for ensuring F/L Drivers are certified.
Materials Manager / Supervisors
Pedestrians
What is...Who has Right of Way...
But they should give it to F/L Drivers.
What is a NEAR MISS incident
1.6
August YTD Reportable Injury Freq performance
Performed each shift prior to operating a F/L
What is conducting a Pre-Shift Inspection
2 of the top 3 most common Forklift incidents
What is (1) Roll over, (2) Collisions with Pedestrians, and (3) Dropped loads.
When forward visibility is obstructed or blocked
What is Drive in reverse or Get a Spotter.
An injury resulting in off-site medical treatment
What is an internal Reportable Injury
5 mph / 8 kmph
Internal max forklift speed
Must be known before lifting a load with a Forklift
What is the WEIGHT of the Load
A forklift driver must possess a valid Drivers license. T or F?
What is F...False.
What to establish when a pedestrian is near your forklift
What is EYE Contact
All of us go home the same way we came to work.
What is Our Safety Belief.
Identifies max weight limits based on factors load center distance and lift height.
What is a load chart or capacity plate
(1) When an F/L Operator is involved in an accident or (2) F/L Operator observed operating a F/L in an unsafe manner.
What is provide Retraining.
Person responsible for securing loads in a trailer.
What is the Truck Driver.
Can a certified F/L driver off-the-street immediately operate a F/L? Y or N?
What is NO. Legally required to evaluate operational performance in the workplace.
An extra effort to prevent a negative outcome
What is Safety
Class IV (4) Forklift
What is a combustion engine and solid tire fire forklift
Name least 2 safety features protecting F/L drivers while loading trailers
What are (1) dock locks, (2) chocks, (3) declined dock ramps, (4) truck brakes applied.
2 of 3 components of F/L certification
What are (1) Theory/Classroom, (2) Knowledge evaluation and (3) Practical Evaluation
Carry 2 or not > 50%
What is the # of bins to be carried on forklifts (within weight limit)