Steel Safety
Forklift 101
Pedestrian Safety
Merch/Dock Rules
Costco 101
100

Pallets should overhang the steel beam by this many inches.

What is 3 inches?

100

This is filled out daily before driving your lift.

What is a Pre-Shift Inspection?

100

A rule to remind forklift drivers and pedestrians to maintain a safe distance from the lift. 

What is the 4 foot rule?

100

The amount of pallets in a stack before going in the trailer.

What is 17?

100

Costco Citi Visa gives this % back when you purchase gas at Costco

What is 5% ?

200

If the steel is missing any of these, it may not be safe to hang a pallet.

What are bolts, nuts, clips, slats, or un-dented beams?

200

The weight of our forklifts.

What is 8,000 lbs?

200

Place one of these outside the entrance of the freezer to alert others that a driver or pedestrian is inside.

What is a cone?

200

Filling the steel with full like pallets making a nice display and appearing full

What is billboarding?

200

The cost of a Costco executive membership.

What is $130 ?

300

A minimum of this many straps are needed to secure bulky pallets.

What is 2 ?

300

This is the weight of the forklift battery.

What is 2,060 lbs.?

300

Starting in receiving, this guided line will show pedestrians the safest route out of high traffic dock areas and lead out to the floor.

What is a safety path?

also will accept "pedestrian walkway"

300

Press this when exiting a trailer.

What is horn?

300

This is what the "L" stands for in the forklift "L.I.F.T." acronym.

What is "LINE up forks with center of load" ?

400

What a forklift driver must do if they accidentally damage steel.

What is notify management?
400

This is the term/phrase named for safe forklift maneuvers when removing pallets from the steel.

What is Stop, Drop, and Roll?

400

This is the growing and shrinking area where pedestrians can get hurt while a lift carries a load.

What is the fall zone?

400

Ensure these 4 things before entering the vendor's trailer. 

What is chock tires, lock trailer, attach the dock plate, have truck driver inside the building.

400

These are the code of ethics. 

What is: Obey the law, take care of members, take care of employees, respect vendors, reward shareholders?

500

Product must be anchored to this with shrink wrap before hanging in the steel.

What is the pallet?

500

Forks Low, Good Looks, Safe Speed, Body Safety

What is the M.I.T. (Most Important Things)?

500

The fall zone if the lift is carrying a 5ft tall pallet, 5ft in the air.

What is 20ft?

500
Do these 2 things after parking your lift after your shift.

What is plug in and wipe down?

500

These are the 6 rights of merchandising.

What is Right Item, Right Place, Right Qty, Right Condition, Right Time, Right Price