Injury Illness Prevention Plan - Flipbook - Page 120
Health and Safety Program Manual
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Forklift Program
Powered Industrial Trucks
Issue Date: 10/16/23
Revision Date: 10/16/23
Reference: A-7
Unloaded Forklifts should be operated on all grades with the load engaging means downgrade.
On grades, the load and load engaging means shall be tilted back if applicable and raised only as
far as necessary tee clear the road surface.
No person shall be allowed to stand or pass under the elevated portion of any forklift, whether
loaded or empty.
There shall be sufficient headroom under overhead installations, lights, pipes, sprinkler system,
etc.
Arms or legs are prohibited from being placed between the uprights of the mast or outside the
running lines of the forklift.
When a forklift is left unattended, load engaging means shall be fully lowered, controls shall be
neutralized, power shall be shut off, brakes set and remove the key.
Wheels shall be blocked if parked on an incline.
A safe distance shall be maintained from the edge of ramps or platforms while on any elevated
dock, or platform, or freight car. Forklifts shall not be used for opening or closing freight doors.
Brakes shall be set, and wheel blocks shall be in place to prevent movement of trucks, trailers, or
railroad cars while loading or unloading. Fixed jacks may be necessary to support a semi-trailer
during loading or unloading when the trailer is not coupled to a tractor. Prior to forklift entry, the
flooring and frames of trucks, trailers and railroad cars shall be checked for breaks and weakness
before they are driven into and to determine if it will bear the intended weight of the forklift and
intended load.
Dock board or bridge plates shall be properly secured before they are driven over. Dock board
or bridge plates shall be driven over carefully and slowly, and their rated capacity never
exceeded. Portable dock boards shall be secured in position, by being anchored or equipped with
devices that will prevent their slipping.
An overhead guard shall be used as protection against falling objects. It should be noted that an
overhead guard is intended to offer protection from the impact of small packages, boxes, bagged
material. etc. representative of the job application, but not to withstand the impact of a falling
capacity load.
Additional counter weighting of Forklifts shall not be allowed unless approved by the
manufacturer.
Workers shall not jump off a forklift.
Forklift operators shall yield to pedestrians.
Loads carried shall be secured on the forks to prevent upset / overturn.
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