Checking the equipment for damage including the seat belt, headrest, mast, carriage and forks Checking the power sources including battery connections and fuel tank leaks Performing operational checks ...

When you think about forklift safety, it’s the operational aspects that typically command attention: driving at a safe speed, minding maximum load capacities, awareness of nearly foot traffic, etc.

In 2011, according to the 2014 edition of Injury Facts from the National Safety Council, 66 workers died as a result of operating or worker near a forklift. A forklift was a secondary source of fatal ...