If your workers could use some training on warehouse forklifts in Bethlehem, PA, Royal Forklifts has a team of experts who can help. Safety is always Priority No. 1 in any type of warehouse setting, and we will make that not only your employees stay safe, but your materials and equipment stay intact as well. Your workplace will be safer, which will help you avoid the possibility of having to deal with any OSHA fines.
We’ve been in the material handling industry for four decades, growing from an operation that started in a one-car garage to building a 300,000-square foot facility in Pine Grove, PA. One of the main reasons for that growth is that we care deeply about our customers. We not only want you to have the right equipment, we also want you to operate it in the safest manner possible.
Our Forklift Training Services
In order to safely operate a forklift, a person must have a valid driver’s license as well as completed a training course in forklift safety. But not just any type of forklift training will do – the operator must be trained in the specific forklift that he or she will be using.
That’s where we can help. Our training program can be tailored to your specific equipment, as well as the specific type of work the forklift will do. We come to your facility, showing safety videos and administering a written safety test as well. One of our experts will then perform an evaluation of the operator as they use the forklift. Once all that is done, we will then grade the test and issue completion certificates before we leave – provided, of course, the operator passes all components of the program.
Tips for Improved Forklift Safety
Tens of thousands of people suffer injuries due to forklift accidents in the U.S. each year, with a sizeable percentage caused by overturned units. These are just a few tips to help keep everyone in your warehouse safe.
- Never operate a forklift until you’ve performed a thorough check of the machine first. Look at the tires and steering, and make sure the brakes and brake lines are working correctly. Check the tires as well to make sure they’re properly inflated.
- Workers should always make sure their shoes and hands are completely free of oil or grease. If a driver should slip off of the controls at any time, that could result in a serious accident.
- All of a driver’s body parts need to fit inside the compartment. Drivers should always wear safety belts or use any other types of restraints that are available.
- Speed limits should always be observed, as well as all safety signs and rules.
- Operators must always be able to see where they’re going – there should never be any types of obstructions in their path.
- All starts and stops must be performed slowly, never suddenly.
- When backing up or approaching any sort of door or ramp opening, other workers, or other vehicles, operators must always slow down and use the horn.
- Never try to move any sort of load until both of the forks are completely underneath it.
- The load being moved should never exceed the load capacity of the forklift.
If you have any questions regarding training for warehouse forklifts in Bethlehem, PA, contact Royal Forklift online or call (800) 318-6722.