Perhaps the biggest cause of forklift accidents is inexperience and ignorance. New, untrained drivers simply don’t understand the risks involved with operating heavy machinery in confined, populated spaces. Don’t allow any of your operators to get behind the wheel until they have...
An employee is operating a forklift while on medication that makes them drowsy and narrowly avoids hitting a shelving unit Recognizing near misses is the first step to preventing accidents. The next step is to document these incidents through near miss reports to identify trends and improve workpla...
These dangers are amplified by many mistakes that often could have been easily avoided, one of which is failing to take notice of blind spots. Are your drivers finding themselves beleaguered with accidents? Are there new incidents emerging on a continual basis? There are some steps you can ...
Forklifts are a major contributor to workplace accidents. Forklift accidents occur due to poor driving, lack of visibility of pedestrians, improper turning, and speeding. Integrating AI into this workflow would mean that the management will have a better grasp on the driving behavior of the e...
Safety and SecurityDec 20, 2024 OSHA violations aren’t there to make your life difficult; they’re derived from hard-learned lessons and are meant to prevent further tragedy. Learn how to stay on OSHA’s good side and protect your employees from these top 10 safety violations. ...
Post these weight limitations clearly, and make them part of your company's forklift operation guidelines. It can be tempting to add more weight than the rating allows in order to finish jobs faster, but the habit is a dangerous one -- many of the most dangerous forklift accidents occur ...
a height, or into a pit. Eight died from electric shock. In all, there were 195 casualties in the steel mills in those twelve months, and these were just a portion of the total of 526 deaths from work accidents. In addition, there were 509 other accidents that sent men to the ...
While the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates thatforklift injuriesmake up only about 1% of warehouse accidents8, they can result in serious consequences: the latest estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics show approximately 20,000 serious injuries an...
Most accidents can be avoided with proper training and equipment, both sadly both factors are missing in many projects. The responsibilities of construction managers also include accident prevention and workplace safety. This articles provides an overview of the main hazards in construction sites. Make...
Powerboats and sailboats are great recreation options, but they can be unreliable money pits too, which is why many get used infrequently. Either way, when moving to a new home you’ll need to take the “old tub” with you, which is where uShip comes in. Before diving into our uShip...