2. Session Objectives
Identify hazards of
working around forklifts
Understand factors
that contribute to
accidents
Comprehend
pedestrian safety
requirements
Take precautions to
prevent accidents
3. Forklift & Pedestrian
accident facts
Forklifts are heavy and
dangerous
Thousands are injured
and some are killed
Many of injured are
pedestrians
Pedestrian injures can
be disabling or fatal
4. Hazards of Working
around forklifts
Struck by forklift
Crushed between
forklift and structure
Struck by falling
objects
Feet run over by
forklift
Fall from forklift
5. Factors that contribute to
accidents
Visibility problems
Workers getting too
close to forklifts
Risk-taking
Operators not
following rules
Pedestrian not
paying attention
Lack of cooperation
6. When and Where the Danger is
Greatest
Working with or close
to forklifts
Crossing travel lanes
Corners and blind
intersections
Moving from one work
area to another
Beginning and end of
shifts
Break times
8. When and Where the
Danger is Greatest
Crossing the
curtains
Crossing
doors
9. When and Where the
Danger is Greatest
All the aisles Ramps
10. When and Where the
Danger is Greatest
Production area Kitchen area
11. When and Where the Danger is
Greatest
Between both
buildings
Wood pallets
area
12. Safety requirements for forklift
operators
Obey speed limits
Look in the directions
of travel
Keep alert to
pedestrian in the area
Yield right-of-way to
pedestrian
Slow and sound horn
at intersections
13. Safety requirements for forklift
operators
Give warnings when
workers might not be
aware of forklift
Avoid getting too close to
pedestrian
Slow down when making
turns
Stop and look behind
before going into reverse
Set brake and take keys
when parking
14. Safety practices for
pedestrians
Keep alert for forklift
activity
Stay at a safe distance
Listen for horns, back
up alarms and other
warnings
Look both ways before
crossing aisles or
curtains
15. Safety practices for
pedestrians
Assume forklift
operators don’t see
you
Make eye contact
Be extra careful in
noisy work areas
Don’t try to beat
forklifts
16. Safety practices for
pedestrians
Never ride on the
forks
Don’t walk or stand
under raised forks
Don’t stand where
you could be
crushed
Don’t distract the
forklift operators
17. Common sense
Common sense tell us that in order for a
pedestrian to be injured by a forklift, that
pedestrian must be in close enough proximity
to be struck.
For a forklift that is running, a four feet safety
zone is recommended.
The actual “ kill zone” of the forklift may be
much longer than four feet, however.
18. Accident prevention:
Your choice
Before crossing the
curtains or doors
Which most
effectively warns you
of an approaching
forklift
If you get too close
to a forklift, you could
be:
Look both ways
Horn, strobe lights,
back up alarms
Struck by the forklift
or falling objects
19. Conclusion
At the end of the day,
it really doesn't
matter who’s at fault.
What matter is..at the
end of the day we all
get to go home.