| Are
your pedestrians kept out of the forklift zone? |
Yes |
No |
| Are signs and physical barriers in
place to warn of the forklift operating? |
Yes |
No |
| Are
your lighting levels adequate to allow the forklift operator
to work safely? |
Yes |
No |
| Have you placed concave mirrors on
blind corners to ensure safe movement? |
Yes |
No |
| If
pedestrians move within the forklift zone, is their path
clearly designated and protected? |
Yes |
No |
| If you answered NO to
any of these questions you need to develop a Traffic Management
Plan. Forklifts hitting pedestrians are one of the most
common causes of fatalities in the workplace |
| Do
you have a traffic management plan for your site? |
Yes |
No |
| Are
all your forklift operators licensed? |
Yes |
No |
| Do all your forklifts have the required
safeguards? |
Yes |
No |
| Do
you assess their competence every year, and retrain them
as required? |
Yes |
No |
| Do they participate in regular Tool
Box Talks so that safety issues can be discussed? |
Yes |
No |
| Do
they do a Pre-Operation Check before they start work each
day? |
Yes |
No |
| Are the forklifts maintained regularly,
and records kept? |
Yes |
No |
| Do
you audit your forklift zone and the forklift operators
regularly? |
Yes |
No |
| Have
there been any near misses or recent incidents involving
mobile plant? |
Yes |
No |
| Fatalities from forklifts,
tipping, or rolling over are also too common. If you answered
NO to these questions, you should immediately implement
a Forklift Safety Program. But if you still have an accident,
A Forklift Safety Program will not protect you unless
you can show records of training and audits. |
