{"id":5700,"date":"2013-12-30T11:48:44","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T17:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/?p=5700"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:18:00","slug":"osha-standards-basic-forklift-warehouse-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/forklifts\/osha-standards-basic-forklift-warehouse-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"OSHA Standards for Basic Forklift Warehouse Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/warehouse-safety.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4870\" alt=\"safety equpiment\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/warehouse-safety.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a>Safe operations is everybody&#8217;s business. Not only does it create a healthier and more productive work environment, but it also can result in fewer accidents, employee injuries, and workmen&#8217;s compensation claims.\u00a0That means higher profits, which is the aim of every business.<\/p>\n<p>Business seeking to make their warehouses and manufacturing facilities safer need look no further than the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration,which has offered these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inboundlogistics.com\/cms\/article\/warehousing-the-safety-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">basic safety guidelines<\/a>\u00a0on the use of forklifts in the workplace to create a less dangerous and more\u00a0productive work environment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unless workers have been specifically trained and certified on operating a forklift, they should not be allowed to drive one of these potentially dangerous or deadly vehicles.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Whenever possible, keep forklift traffic away from workers on foot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Identify forklift aisles with physical barriers whenever practical to reduce the possibility of collision with pedestrians.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Look for blind corners and install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/Mirrors-827.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overhead dome mirrors <\/a>to improve visibility for both operators and employees on foot.<\/li>\n<li>Train operators to make their presence known constantly, using horns, alarms and flashing lights at every possible opportunity to warn other workers that they are in the area.<\/li>\n<li>Require both workers and facility visitors to wear brightly-colored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/search-safety+vests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety vests<\/a> at all times.<\/li>\n<li>Whenever visitors are in the facility, make an announcement over the public address system so all workers know to be aware of their presence.<\/li>\n<li>Workers on foot should be required to acknowledge forklift operators with a wave or at least with visual eye contact before walking into an area where a forklift is being used.<\/li>\n<li>Appoint a team member or group of employees to a safety committee that periodically makes recommendations for improving workplace safety. It&#8217;s easy to become blind to potential dangers when you work in the same area all the time. Sometimes a fresh set of eyes is all it takes to recognize dangers that are right in front of you.<\/li>\n<li>One of the most common injuries in forklift tipping accidents is for operators to be crushed by the vehicle when jumping out. Train operators of sit-down forklifts to stay in the vehicle if tipping occurs, holding on firmly and leaning away from the point of impact.<\/li>\n<li>Operators of stand-up forklifts with rear-entry access should be trained to exit the vehicle by stepping backward if a lateral tipover is imminent.<\/li>\n<li>Require and monitor the use of operator restraint systems on sit-down forklifts. It&#8217;s a good idea to create a policy and procedure and then have every forklift operator read and sign the policy during the training and certification process.<\/li>\n<li>Make it mandatory for operators to conduct a preshift safety inspection of their vehicle prior to starting work. Facilitate the process by providing forms, pens and clipboards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Worker safety education is a continuous process. Once you develop a comprehensive safety training program &#8212; which includes operator licensing and a schedule for reviewing and modifying the program as necessary &#8212; it should be introduced to employees in a formal classroom training session then reinforced annually with refresher training.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safe operations is everybody&#8217;s business. Not only does it create a healthier and more productive work environment, but it also can result in fewer accidents, employee injuries, and workmen&#8217;s compensation claims.\u00a0That means higher profits, which is the aim of every business. Business seeking to make their warehouses and manufacturing facilities safer need look no further &#8230; <a title=\"OSHA Standards for Basic Forklift Warehouse Safety\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/forklifts\/osha-standards-basic-forklift-warehouse-safety\/\" aria-label=\"More on OSHA Standards for Basic Forklift Warehouse Safety\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,293],"tags":[976,6,19],"class_list":["post-5700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forklifts","category-material-handling","category-news","tag-featured","tag-forklift","tag-safety-equipment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12736,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5700\/revisions\/12736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}