‍If you operate a forklift as part of your job, you are required to participate in a Forklift Safety Training class. Many of you have participated in our Forklift Safety class, but many of you have not. The class is available to you at any time. Simply contact Bob Haskins to schedule a time that works for you.

This class is for your good and the good of your co-workers to ensure that all operators are trained. You may have been operating a forklift for years, but I can assure you that you will learn things you have never considered.

Call or txt me to setup a time. The class can be completed in about 1-1/2 hrs.

Bob Haskins (480) 651-3977

LESSONS LEARNED

Many incidents that occur with forklifts happen because the operator was not trained in the specific model and type of forklift they tried to use.

OSHA Standard 1910.178(l)(1)(i) states the employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this [standard].

Emergency personnel responding to a fatal incident involving two construction workers killed when the forklift tipped over.

Incidents like this one can often be prevented by ensuring that all forklift operators have the proper training and ensuring all crew members, on and off the forklift, are always taking proper precautions around forklifts and on the jobsite.

This was the scene at another forklift incident…

Two additional pieces of heavy equipment attempt to upright this forklift after the operator tipped it over. Fortunately, no one was injured in this incident.

Incidents like these will happen if operators are not trained on the model and type of forklift they are attempting to use. Not all forklifts are the same!

Never attempt to use equipment you have not been trained to operate.