Archive: Safety

The use of battery electric forklifts continues to rise as company’s become more conscious of their corporate social responsibilities.

Due to the size and power of the vehicles, operators can be exposed to high volumes of noise on a regular basis.

A High Risk Work Licence is a photographic licence issued to people who have been trained and assessed as competent to work in a class of work defined as high risk work.

In this blog post, we will look at what these two operators did wrong, and what they could have done differently.

This year, a few major changes were made to the Australian Standards of the manufacturing of forklifts.

The dangers of mobile use whilst driving a forklift in the warehouse.

Forklifts can be dangerous vehicles when operators have not had sufficient training and are not fully competent in their use.

As more forklift options and attachments become available, it is increasingly important for forklift operators to have a clear understanding of their forklift’s load capacity and the risks that are involved in exceeding it.

As order pickers are designed to operate at height, it is necessary to understand the extra operating procedures that will apply.

Battery powered industrial forklifts are used in a variety of applications and are becoming increasingly popular.