nwacc business & industry workforce development institute n - 1 osha 29cfr 1910.178 forklift...

NWACC Business & Industry Workforce Development Institute

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OSHA 29CFR 1910.178

FORKLIFT SAFETY

OSHA TRAINING


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29CFR - SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS

1910 - GENERAL INDUSTRY

178 - POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS

REGULATORY STANDARDPOWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS

29CFR - 1910 - 178


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FORKLIFT INJURY STATISTICS

INATTENTION

DISTRACTION

EXCESSIVE SPEED

POOR DRIVING HABITS

LACK OF TRAINING

APPROXIMATELY 34,000 RELATED INJURIES A YEAR:

ACME FORKLIFTS

LOAD CAPACITY6000 lbs

PROPANE ONLY

6500lbs

REAL HEAVY PARTS


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CIRCUMSTANCES OF INJURY

OVERLOADING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURNOVER

LOAD INSTABILITY CAUSING TURNOVER

OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL OR LIFT

USING FORKLIFT OUTSIDE OF DESIGN LIMITATIONS

STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN

HOW MOST INJURIES OCCUR


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CASE STUDY #1 CRUSHED AGAINST A STEEL POLE

CITATION: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN A FIXED OBJECT AND THE VEHICLE.

NARRATIVE: AN EMPLOYEE WAS SPOTTING A FORKLIFT BACKING UP IN A CONGESTED FLOOR AREA. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO EASE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY BACK TO GAIN CLEARANCE TO TURN. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH, PINNING AND CRUSHING THE SPOTTER BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT AND A POLE RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.


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CASE STUDY #2KILLED BY TOPPLED FORKLIFT

CITATION: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE DOCK AND THE VEHICLE.

NARRATIVE: AN EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRING MATERIAL FROM A LOADING DOCK TRAILER TO A WAREHOUSE LOCATION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE DOCK RESULTING IN A LATERAL TIPOVER OF THE VEHICLE AND FATAL OPERATOR INJURIES.


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CASE STUDY #3KILLED BY TOPPLED FORKLIFT

CITATION: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VEHICULAR CONTROL

NARRATIVE: AN EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRING MATERIAL FROM A STACKED PALLET STORAGE LOCATION TO THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR. THE OPERATOR BEGAN MOVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE LOAD EXTENDED BEFORE LOWERING THE LOAD, RESULTING IN A CENTRIFUGAL OVERLOAD AND TOPPLING. THE OPERATOR WAS CRUSHED BY THE VEHICLE.


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TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

CLASSROOM TRAINING COVERING SAFETY RULES

BASIC MATERIAL-HANDLING TECHNIQUES

BASIC OPERATING TECHNIQUES

DRIVER’S PERFORMANCE TEST

OPERATORS MUST RECEIVE:

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY


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REQUIRED WHEN THERE IS A:

CHANGE IN VEHICLES AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT

CLOSE-CALL EVENT

FAILURE IN THE SAFETY PROCEDURES

REASON TO DOUBT EMPLOYEE PROFICIENCY

RETRAINING REQUIREMENTS

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY


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FORKLIFT SAFETY PROGRAM

1. WRITTEN COMPANY SAFETY PROCEDURES

2. EMPLOYEE TRAINING

3. DRIVING PROFICIENCY

THREE ELEMENTS TO THE PROGRAM:

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY


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FORKLIFT SAFETY PROGRAM

1. COMPANY FORKLIFT POLICY REVIEWED ANNUALLY

2. DAILY OPERATOR INSPECTIONS DOCUMENTED

3. DRIVING TRAINING AND PROFICIENCY DOCUMENTED

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY

WRITTEN COMPANY SAFETY PROCEDURES


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BASIC FORKLIFT PRINCIPLES

FORKLIFT MANUFACTURER:

DICTATES SPECIFIC OPERATION OF VEHICLE

SPECIFIES MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

CONSULTED CONCERNING “ADD-ON’s”

FIRST CHOICE FOR SAFETY QUESTIONS


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OVERHEAD GUARD

MAST

CARRIAGE

BACKREST

LIFT CYLINDER

TILT CYLINDERS

FORKS

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY


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THE RATED CAPACITY:

THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF WEIGHT THAT CAN BE SAFELY LIFTED

HOW THE LOAD RESTS ON THE FORKS IS CRITICAL

THE CLOSER THE LOAD IS TO THE BACKREST THE BETTER

CAN BE FOUND ON THE NOMENCLATURE PLATE OF THE VEHICLE

THE RATED CAPACITY


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PIVOT POINT COUNTER WEIGHTPIVOT POINTCOUNTER WEIGHT

LIFTING PRINCIPLE

CONSULT YOUR VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL


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LIFTING PRINCIPLE

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY6500lbs

REAL HEAVY PARTS

INCORRECT

MOVING THE LOAD AWAY FROMTHE BACKREST CAN LOWERTHE RATED CAPACITY OF THEFORKLIFT BY HUNDREDS OFPOUNDS!


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LIFTING PRINCIPLE


ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY6500lbs

REAL HEAVY PARTS

INCORRECT

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY

CORRECT

6500lbs

REAL HEAVY PARTS


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CENTRIFUGAL FORCES

MOVING OR TURNING THE VEHICLEWHEN THE LOAD IS EXTENDED CANRESULT IN TURNOVER BECAUSE OFCENTRIFUGAL FORCES APPLIED ATTHE TOP OF THE LOAD!

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY

6500lbs

REAL HEAVY PARTS


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FORKLIFT OPERATING PRINCIPLES

PRE-USE INSPECTION

MAST

ROLLER TRACKS AND CHAINS

FORKS AND ADJUSTMENT

FLUID LEVELS

HYDRAULIC LINES

LIFT AND TILT CYLINDERS

OVERHEAD GUARD MOUNTING

FIRE EXTINGUISHER

CYLINDER MOUNTING HARDWARE

TIRES

LIGHTS AND WARNING DEVICES

HANDBRAKE

STEERING AND BRAKES

DRIVING CONTROLS

LIFT CONTROLS

SEAT ADJUSTMENT AND BELTS


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TYPES OF POWER SOURCES

BATTERY POWERED

PROPANE POWERED

DIESEL POWERED

GASOLINE POWERED



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INSPECTION OF POWER SOURCES

BATTERY POWERED

- REQUIRES CONSTANT CHARGING

- NO IGNITION SOURCES IN CHARGING AREA

- FOLLOW LOCAL CHARGING PROCEDURES



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PROPANE POWER

- INSPECT TANK FOR SERVICEABILITY

- INSPECT PROPANE TRANSFER SYSTEM

- INSPECT TANK RESTRAINT SYSTEM

- FOLLOW LOCAL REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES


INSPECTION OF POWER SOURCES


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DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY6500lbs

REAL HEAVY PARTS

ALWAYS APPROACH RAMP LOAD FIRST!

LOADED FORKLIFT RAMP OPERATIONS


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LOADED FORKLIFT RAMP OPERATIONS

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY6500lbs

REAL HEAVY PARTS

ALWAYS LEAVE RAMP LOAD LAST!


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UNLOADED FORKLIFT RAMP OPERATIONS

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY

ALWAYS APPROACH A RAMP FORKS LAST!


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UNLOADED FORKLIFT RAMP OPERATIONS

ACME FORKLIFTS


PROPANE ONLY

ALWAYS LEAVE A RAMP FORKS FIRST!


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1. DEVELOP AND STRICTLY ADHERE TO SAFETY PROCEDURES.

2. ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE SAFE WORK PRACTICES.

3. ENSURE PROPER TRAINING AND SUPERVISION.

4. STRENGTHEN AND MODIFY PRESENT POLICIES.

5. UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 29 CFR 1910.178 AND THE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY INVOLVED.

KEY ELEMENTS TO AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM


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OSHA'S PERCEPTIONOF A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM

1. DETAILED FORKLIFT SAFETY PROCEDURES

2. EXTENSIVE EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAMS

3. PERIODIC REINFORCEMENT OF TRAINING

4. SUFFICIENT DISCIPLINE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION

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