Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Forklift Safety

Forklifts are one of the most common pieces of material handling equipment in use today. You can find forklifts in warehouses, shipping yards, construction sites, and even retail facilities. As such, forklifts can be found interacting with everything in a workplace environment from storage racks, loading docks, tractor trailers, other heavy machinery and most dangerously, pedestrians. OSHA, ANSI, and General Industry have long recognized the need for standards, rules, and guidelines to govern the safe operation of forklifts. These authorities set forth the framework to have and maintain a successful and safe operating environment.


Whenever forklifts are involved in personal injury events, it is important to be able to sift through all the factors that played a role in what transpired. That’s where you can benefit from the knowledge and expertise of an experienced engineer and a team that can identify the critical aspects of the event sequence and piece the puzzle together for you.  Please contact Traci Campbell, PE, CXLT and our team of engineers and technicians and put our experience and expertise to work for you.