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Forklift
StartSafe Safety Tips
A series of posters providing safe work practices for forklifts.
Hazard Alerts
- Injury 2009-08 Worker crushed under load when forklift tips (PDF 125 KB)
- Warning 08-18 Use blocking when working on elevated machinery or equipment (PDF 164 KB)
- Fatality 05-05 Forklift tips over, crushing operator (PDF 134 KB)
- Fatality 03-13 Worker crushed by forklift (PDF 219 KB)
- Fatal 98-04 Forklift operators - Move cautiously when vision obstructed (PDF 580 KB)
- Fatal 98-03 Never work between an unsecured forklift mast and frame (PDF 48 KB)
- 98-03 Use extreme caution when charging batteries (PDF 54 KB)
- Fatal 95-02 Use caution when backing down inclines (PDF 91 KB)
Video
- Fields of Vision: Pedestrian Safety Around Forklifts 12 min 20 sec
- Forklift crushes worker 2 min 59 sec
- Forklift tips over, crushing operator 1 min 52 sec
Publications
Printed copies of the following publications are available by:
Email:
Phone: (604) 214-6912 or
(604) 276-3100 in the Lower Mainland or 1-888-621-7233, toll-free in BC
Pamphlet Safe Operation of Lift Trucks (PDF 88 KB)
Online
Forklift Trucks HTML CCOHS
Safety for Small Business: Powered Industrial Truck Safety
(PDF 233 KB) Published by Oregon OSHA
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