Forklift safety with Martin’s Forklift

Spotted recently an operator with a tricky load!

Things to consider: capacity of forklift, weight of loads, condition of pallets, clearances, other traffic, blind spots – all subjects covered in our corporate on site training programs.

Now available for businesses on Vancouver Island.

Don’t fool around with forklifts

This is a real WorkSafeBC incident report: “Three workers entered a work yard as a forklift operator was loading a semi-trailer. The three workers communicated to the forklift operator that they were all in a safe position but one worker snuck up behind the forklift to scare the operator. The forklift was in reverse, and […]
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Forklift training in 2019

2018 again saw too many forklift accidents, from tip-overs to collisions with pedestrians and damaged products or racking throughout BC. The best way employers can minimize accidents is to make sure operators have been properly trained. Don’t become a statistic in 2019, get professional on-site training.
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Forklift safety – look at the big picture

Employers, forklift operators, co-workers please remember that forklift safety is everybody’s responsibility, as summarized in the regulations. This means that operator training should be part of a larger comprehensive lift truck safety program that includes ongoing identification and prompt correction of hazardous situations; as well as monitoring and supervision to ensure that lift trucks are operated in […]
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Don’t fool around with forklifts

Forklift training in 2019

Forklift safety – look at the big picture