Leaving a forklift unattended a forklift is considered to be unattended when it is not in view, the operator is 25 feet or more away. If you leave a forklift unattended, lower the forks to the ground.

The National Safety Council calculates that the average cost of a worker’s compensation claim for a forklift related injury is over $38,000 and the average total cost per injury exceeds $150,000.

1. Prevent Forklift Truck Tip-Overs. When a forklift tips over, the initial reaction of many drivers is to jump off of the truck. Unfortunately, this is a leading cause of serious injury.

Battery-operated forklifts have some specific safety considerations operators should be aware of before operating the forklift. According to Cintas Corporation , one in four workplace transport ...

Simple, low-cost wireless safety solution to alert workers when a forklift approaches around a blind corner now available in Singapore and Southeast Asia HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Aug. 1, 2017 -Q-Track ...

What should you do if you're driving a forklift under normal working conditions and it starts to tip over? Is it safer to stay in the vehicle or jump out? If you said, "jump," you'd be dead wrong ...

National Forklift Safety Day. Toyota Industrial Equipment, Trelleborg Wheel Systems and Raymond are key sponsors of National Forklift Safety Day, which was founded by the Industrial Truck Association.

Industrial Truck Association's twelfth annual National Forklift Safety Day will take place on Tuesday, June 10 at 9:00 AM EDT at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The event will be in ...