A key cause of forklift fatalities is jumping off in the event of a tipover. This is why operators must wear seatbelts. It’s easy and it’s so dumb not to, but too often we train this and return a month later to find that it has been forgotten or neglected or considered unimportant. Check out this short video from WorkSafe BC: http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Multimedia/Videos.asp?ReportID=35419
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